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PEOPLE. Vs. Carmelo Paton-og

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CARMELO PATON-OG, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-70574 | 1987-11-27

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

An appeal from the Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Leyte, Branch XII, Ormoc City, in Criminal Case No. 22420, ** convicting the accused Carmelo Paton-og of the crime of Rape and sentencing him to reclusion perpetua.

The version of the prosecution lent credence by the lower court, and as summarized in the People's Brief, follows:

"At 11:00 o'clock on the morning of December 20, 1982, a Monday, complainant Elvira Arias arrived at Ormoc City from Pilar, Cebu as she intended to take a 'special' boat trip from Ormoc City to Cebu City. However, when she went to the Aboitiz office, no more...