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PEOPLE vs Procopio Tresballes

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PROCOPIO TRESBALLES, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 126118 | 1999-09-21

D E C I S I O N


PER CURIAM:

In its decision1 [Original Record (OR), 147-161; Rollo, 27-40. Per Judge Dean R. Telan.] of 16 July 1996 in Criminal Case No. 4358, the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Kalibo, Aklan, Branch 9, rendered judgment against herein accused-appellant Procopio B. Tresballes (hereafter PROCOPIO) as follows:

WHEREFORE, the court finds the accused Procopio Tresballes guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape defined and penalized under Sec. 11, R.A. 7659, amending Art. 335 of the Revised Penal Code, and he is hereby sentenced to suffer the penalty of Death.

In addition, the accused is hereby ordered to pay the...