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People of the Philippines vs. Ronaldo Saludo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RONALDO SALUDO, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 178406 | 2011-04-06

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:


On appeal is the Decision [1] dated February 24, 2006 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 01553, which affirmed with modification the Joint Judgment [2] If the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch XLII, of Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro, in Criminal Case Nos. P-5428, P-5429, P-5430, and P-5431, finding accused-appellant Ronaldo Saludo guilty of four counts of rape, and sentencing him to reclusion perpetua and ordering him to indemnify the victim in the amount of P50,000.00 for each count of rape, without subsidiary imprisonment. The Court of Appeals, in addition to...