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People of the Phil vs. Genaro Mendiguarin

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GENARO MENDIGUARIN, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-49616 | 1979-08-20

D E C I S I O N

AQUINO, J:

Genaro Mendiguarin appealed from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Pangasinan, Lingayen Branch I, finding him guilty of rape, sentencing him to reclusion perpetua and ordering him to pay Virginia Oliveros an indemnity of twelve thousand pesos (Criminal Case No. L-1055).

Instead of filing a brief, the Solicitor General submitted a manifestation recommending the acquittal of the accused on the ground that his guilt was not proven beyond reasonable doubt.

Complainant Virginia Oliveros, 21, an elementary school graduate, testified that on November 20, 1973 the spouses Genaro Mendiguarin and Teodora...