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PEOPLE vs. Ignacio Seculles

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. IGNACIO SECULLES alias "ASIONG," defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-52348 | 1984-10-23

D E C I S I O N


MAKASIAR, J.:

A review of the decision dated October 30, 1979 of the then Court of First Instance of Isabela, sentencing Ignacio Seculles alias Asiong for rape to reclusion perpetua, with all the accessory penalties provided by law; to indemnify the offended party (his stepdaughter), Lolita Villegas, the amount of TWELVE THOUSAND PESOS (P12,000.00) as moral damages without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency and to pay the costs.

On the basis of a verified complaint filed by Lolita Villegas on March 18, 1976, an information was filed on September 22, 1976 charging the accused of the crime of rape committed as...