G.R. No. 132551 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. JOSE DEDACE, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the Court finds the accused JOSE DEDACE GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape under Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended, and hereby SENTENCES him to suffer the penalty of RECLUSION PERPETUA. In addition, the accused shall pay the victim JOYCE MARIE MOJADO and/or her parents the sum of FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (P50,000.00), Philippine Currency as moral damages. "In the service of his sentence, accused is hereby credited with the full time of his preventive imprisonment if he agreed to abide by the same disciplinary rules imposed upon convicted prisoners, otherwise, he will only be entitled to 4/5 of the same. "With costs against the accused. "SO ORDERED.