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PEOPLE vs Apolonio Cultura

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. APOLONIO CULTURA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 133831 | 2003-02-14

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

On appeal is the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 43, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, in Criminal Case No. 12492, convicting Apolonio Cultura, accused-appellant, of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay Dahlia Rose Balsamo, complainant, the amount of P50,000.00 as civil indemnity.

On May 13, 1996, an Information was filed with the said court charging the accused-appellant with rape committed in the following manner:

"That on April 9, 1996 at about 12:00 o'clock noon at Barrio Datag, Siaton, Negros Oriental, Philippines and within the...