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PEOPLE vs. ALBERTO DAGAMI

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. ALBERTO DAGAMI, appellant.

G.R. No. 136397 | 2003-11-11

D E C I S I O N

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

This case was certified and elevated to this Court by the Court of Appeals pursuant to Section 13, Rule 124 of the Rules of Court[1] after it had reviewed the decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 8, Palo, Leyte, which convicted the accused-appellant of rape. The CA affirmed the decision of the trial court with modification, increasing the penalty imposed to reclusion perpetua and the amount of indemnity.

The antecedents are as follows:

On the basis of a criminal complaint[3] of the victim Visitacion Locañas, an Information for rape was filed against appellant, the accusatory portion...