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PEOPLE Vs. Joseph Dizon

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. JOSEPH DIZON Y NARIDO, appellant.

G.R. No. 144053 | 2003-12-11

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

On appeal is the decision[1] dated March 6, 2000, of the Regional Trial Court of Pasay City, Branch 110, finding appellant Joseph Dizon y Narido guilty of rape, imposing on him the penalty of reclusion perpetua and ordering him to indemnify private complainant Janice May Salvador the amount of P50,000, plus the costs of suit.[2]

Appellant was charged in an information which reads:

That on or about the 21st day of May, 1996, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, Joseph Dizon y Narido, being armed with a gun, by means of...