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People of the Phil. vs. Arsenio Borjal

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ARSENIO BORJAL, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 37337 | 1933-03-28

D E C I S I O N

ABAD SANTOS, J:

The appellant in this case was convicted of the crime of rape by the Court of First Instance of Abra, and sentenced to seventeen years, four months and one day of reclusion temporal, with the accessory penalties provided by law, to indemnify the offended party in the sum of P500, and, to pay the costs. On appeal, this court, in a decision promulgated on September 8, 1931, affirmed said judgment. 1 Later, upon motion based on newly discovered evidence, this court granted a new trial. The resolution granting a new trial, reads as follows:

"Upon consideration of the motion of the attorney for the accused and...