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PEOPLE vs Alberto Painitan

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ALBERTO PAINITAN alias "ABIE," accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 137665 | 2001-01-16

D E C I S I O N

VITUG, J.:

Was the case proffered by the prosecution, absent contrary evidence presented by the defense, sufficient to warrant a conviction of the accused? The trial court concluded in the affirmative.

Victoria Tambule, a thirty-seven year old housewife from Barangay Calag-itan, Hinunangan, Southern Leyte, and the mother to a brood of nine, the youngest of whom was only a month old by the time Victoria took the witness stand, claimed to have been the victim of rape. The night of 12 December 1995 appeared to be a typical evening for the Tambules. Victoria was left alone with her children, as husband Daniel Tambule, an...