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PEOPLE vs Salvador Golimlim

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus SALVADOR GOLIMLIM @ "BADONG", Appeellants.

G.R. No. 145225 | 2004-04-02

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO MORALES, J.:

On appeal is the Decision[1] of June 9, 2000 of the Regional Trial Court of Sorsogon, Sorsogon, Branch 65 in Criminal Case No. 241, finding appellant Salvador Golimlim alias "Badong" guilty beyond reasonable doubt of rape, imposing on him the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and holding him civilly liable in the amount of P50,000.00 as indemnity, and P50,000.00 as moral damages.

The Information dated April 16, 1997 filed against appellant reads as follows:

That sometime in the month of August, 1996, at Barangay Bical, Municipality of Bulan, Province of Sorsogon, Philippines and within the jurisdiction...