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People of the Philippines Vs. Ricardo Grande

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus RICARDO GRANDE, Accused-Appeellant

G.R. No. 170476 | 2009-12-23

D E C I S I O N


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

Under review is the Decision[1] dated August 18, 2005 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR.-HC No. 00587 finding accused-appellant Ricardo Grande alias "Ricardo Sayno" guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the victim the amounts of P50,000.00 as civil indemnity and another P50,000.00 as moral damages. The said CA decision affirmed the January 8, 2001 decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 38, Daet, Camarines Norte, with modification since the RTC only awarded P50,000.00 as damages to the...