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PEOPLE. Vs. Marcelino Bulosan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MARCELINO BULOSAN, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-58404 | 1988-04-15

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

This is an appeal from the decision of the then Court of First Instance of Ilocos Norte and Laoag City, Branch V finding the accused Marcelino Bulosan y Daguio alias "Marcey" guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, to pay the offended party Clarencia Calventas (now Mrs. de la Cruz) the sum of P12,000.00 as moral damages and to pay the costs.

The information filed against the accused alleged:

"That on or about 27 May 1978, in the municipality of Pasuquin, province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of...