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PEOPLE vs Gerry Perez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GERRY PEREZ y NAGSAGARAY, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 129213 | 1999-12-02

D E C I S I O N

GONZAGA-REYES, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision dated October 29, 1996 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 3, of Baguio City[1] in Criminal Case No. 10271-R finding accused, Gerry Perez y Nagsagaray, guilty of the crime of rape, imposing upon him the penalty of reclusion perpetua and directing him to pay the offended party the sum of P50,000.00 as moral damages and to pay the cost.

In an Information dated August 14, 1992, Gerry Perez y Nagsagaray was charged by Regular Special Counsel Evelyn C. Tagudar of the crime of rape allegedly committed as follows:[2]

"The undersigned Regular Special Counsel hereby accuses...