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PEOPLE vs Rafael Diopita

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RAFAEL DIOPITA y GUZMAN, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 130601 | 2000-12-04

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

RAFAEL DIOPITA y GUZMAN appeals from the Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Davao City finding him guilty of Robbery with Rape, imposing upon him the penalty of reclusion perpetua and ordering him to pay the victim, Dominga Pikit-pikit, P8,500.00 for actual damages and P50,000.00 for moral damages.1 Decision penned by Presiding Judge Virginia Hofileña-Europa, RTC-Br. 11, Davao City. 1

Culled principally from the testimonies of Dominga Pikit-pikit and PO3 Steve dela Cruz, the inculpatory facts follow: At about 9:00 o'clock in the evening of 16 April 1995 complaining witness Dominga Pikit-pikit,...