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People of the Phil. Vs. Salvador Nieto Y Cabalse

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus SALVADOR NIETO y CABALSE @ “ADOR,”, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 177756 | 2008-03-03

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

For review is the Decision[1] dated 31 October 2006 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 02006, which affirmed the Decision[2] dated 15 September 2000 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Urdaneta City, Branch 46, in Criminal Cases No. U-10586 and No. U-10587, finding herein appellant Salvador Nieto y Cabalse @ "Ador" guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of simple rape in both cases committed against AAA,[3] a mental retardate with a mental age of five years and three months, and sentencing him in each case to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and to indemnify AAA in the amount...