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PEOPLE Vs. Domingo Casinillo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DOMINGO CASINILLO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 97441 | 1992-09-11

D E C I S I O N


DAVIDE, JR., J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision 1 of Branch 6 (Mati) of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Davao Oriental in Criminal Case No. 1847, promulgated on 22 October 1990, convicting appellant Domingo Casinillo for the rape of Leticia Soria and sentencing him:

". . . to suffer the imprisonment of Reclusion Perpetua, to pay the offended party the sum of P20,000.00 and P10,000.00 as moral damages and attorney's fees, respectively, and to pay the costs of the suit. . . ." 2

The case originated from a complaint for rape, dated 17 May 1989 and filed before the Municipal Trial Court of Mati, Davao Oriental...