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PEOPLE Vs. Ricardo Sabellina

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RICARDO SABELLINA AND CRISANTO BACULIO, accused-appellants.

G.R. Nos. 93514-15 | 1994-12-01

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

RICARDO SABELLINA and CRISANTO BACULIO appeal from the decision of the court a quo 1 convicting them of rape, and sentencing each of them to reclusion perpetua and to indemnify the complaining witness in the amount of P12,000.00.

On 22 August 1988, at around two o'clock in the morning, in Tagpaco, Sinalac, Initao, Misamis Oriental, 13-year old Evangeline Sabellina was sleeping in their house together with her parents Moises and Natividad, brothers Eddie, Ely and Rito, and sisters Jocelyn, Evelyn and Marina. Evangeline was roused from her sleep by persons calling out repeatedly, "Nong Moises, Nang Vidad,...