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People of the Philippines Vs. Rufino Umanito

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus RUFINO UMANITO, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 172607 | 2007-10-26

R E S O L U T I O N


Tinga, J.:

On appeal is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals dated 15 February 2006, affirming the Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Bauang, La Union, Branch 67 dated 15 October 1997 finding Rufino Umanito (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape, sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and ordering him to indemnify the private complainant in the sum of P50,000.00.[3]

On 9 January 1990, appellant was charged with the crime of rape in a Criminal Complaint[4] which reads:

That on or about 9:00 P.M. of July 15, 1989, at Brgy[.] Daramuangan, Municipality of...