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PEOPLE vs. Pedro Tamayao

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PEDRO TAMAYAO alias PETER, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-56699 | 1983-01-28

D E C I S I O N


DE CASTRO, J.:

Appeal from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Cagayan, convicting the accused, Pedro Tamayao alias Peter, of the crime of rape, and sentencing him to reclusion perpetua, all the accessories of the law, and to indemnify the offended party, Victoria J. Molina, of the amount of P12,000.00 and to pay the cost. 1

As stated in the People's Brief, the incident occurred in Nagbannagan, Lasam, Cagayan, and the facts thereof are narrated in the same brief as follows:

"At the time of the incident, the victim, Victoria Molina, was a market vendor who sold baskets and winnowners. She was married to...