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PEOPLE vs Antonio

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus JAIME “JIMBOY” ANTONIO y MACARIO, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 157269 | 2004-06-03

DECISION





YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:



This is an appeal from the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Zamboanga City, Branch 15, in Criminal Case No. 17134, finding appellant Jaime Antonio y Macario @ "Jimboy" guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape, sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua with all its accessory penalties, and ordering him to pay the victim P100,000.00 as moral damages and the costs of suit.



The Information against appellant reads:



That on or about September 4, 2000, in the City of Zamboanga, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named...