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PEOPLE vs Leonor

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. ROLANDO LEONOR y ANDANTE, appellant.

G.R. No. 132124 | 2004-06-08

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

This is an automatic review of the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of San Pedro, Laguna, Branch 31, finding appellant Rolando Leonor y Andante guilty beyond reasonable doubt of rape, sentencing him to suffer the death penalty and ordering him to pay the victim Lovely Faith Leonor the sums of P50,000.00 as civil indemnity; P50,000.00 as moral damages; and P50,000.00 as exemplary damages.

The Indictment

On July 11, 1997, an Information charging Rolando Leonor with rape was filed in the Regional Trial Court of San Pedro, Laguna, docketed as Criminal Case No. 0456-SPL. The accusatory portion of the...