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PEOPLE vs. Antonio F. Arizala, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ANTONIO ARIZALA y FLORES @ TONY, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 59713 | 1982-03-15

D E C I S I O N


ABAD SANTOS, J.:

ANTONIO ARIZALA y FLORES was convicted of rape by the Court of First Instance of La Union and sentenced to suffer "an indeterminate penalty of SIX (6) YEARS and ONE (1) DAY of prision mayor, as minimum, to TWELVE (12) YEARS and ONE (1) DAY of reclusion temporal, as maximum; to pay the complainant, Trinidad Balabad, the sum of P5,000.00 as moral damages; and to pay the costs."

ARIZALA appealed his conviction to the Court of Appeals which found him guilty of the crime charged in a comprehensive decision wherein the evidence was analyzed and the law involved was discussed. The Court of Appeals made the...