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PEOPLE vs Moreno Bayani

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SGT. MORENO BAYANI, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 120894 | 1996-10-03

DAVIDE, JR., J.:


Sgt. Moreno Bayani, a member of the Philippine National Police (PNP), seeks the reversal of the 28 April 1995 decision 1 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Laoag City, Branch 11, in Criminal Case No. 6433, finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, with all the accessory penalties provided by law; to indemnify complainant Maria Elena Nieto in the amount of Fifty Thousand (P50,000.00) Pesos, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency; and to pay the costs.

In her sworn complaint dated 22 February 1993 and filed on 24...