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PEOPLE vs Dante Desamparado

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DANTE DESAMPARADO y DIOLA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 130651 | 2000-11-22

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision,[1] dated July 17, 1998, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 47, Bacolod City, finding accused-appellant Dante Desamparado y Diola guilty of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the complainant Joan Patatag P50,000.00 as civil indemnity and P25,000.00 as exemplary damages.

The complaint against accused-appellant alleged:

That on or about the 24th day of February, 1997, in the City of Bacolod, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the herein accused, being then armed with a knife, by means of force,...