[ G.R. No. 5440. October 25, 1909 ]

[ G.R. No. 5440. October 25, 1909 ]

G.R. No. 5440

[ G.R. No. 5440. October 25, 1909 ]

THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE, VS. TOMAS DE MESA, DEFENDANT AND APPELLANT.

D E C I S I O N

CARSON, J.:

RAPE. — From the Court of First instance of Albay. Trent, J.

Defendant was convicted of rape, under article 438, Penal Code, and sentenced to eighteen years of reclusion temporal, to pay an indemnity of P200, and to support the offspring, with the accessories of article 58, considering the aggravating circumstance of uninhabited place. No prejudicial error. Judgment affirmed.

Per Carson, J. For appellant: Enrique Llopis. For appellee: Attorney-General Villamor.