The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation
G.R. Nos. 138934-35 January 16, 2002
THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. ANTHONY ESCORDIAL | | |
|[pic] |
|Republic of the Philippines |
|SUPREME COURT |
|Manila |
|EN BANC |
|G.R. Nos. 138934-35 January 16, 2002 |
|THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, |
|vs. |
|ANTHONY ESCORDIAL, accused-appellant. |
|MENDOZA, J.: |
|These cases are before this Court for review from the decision,1 dated February 26, 1999, of the Regional Trial |
|Court, Branch 53, Bacolod City, finding accused-appellant Anthony Escordial guilty of robbery with rape and |
|sentencing him to death and to pay private complainant Michelle Darunday the amounts of P3,650.00 representing the |
|amount taken by him, P50,000.00 as moral damages, P30,000.00 as exemplary damages, and the costs. |
|In Criminal Case No. 97-18117, the information against accused-appellant charged him with the crime of rape |
|committed as follows: