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People vs. Esteves

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RUSTICO ESTEVES, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-34811 | 1972-08-18

D E C I S I O N


MAKALINTAL, J:

In the judgment of the Court of First Instance of Samar, Branch IV, dated May 25, 1971, in Criminal Case No. C-97, the accused Rustico Esteves was sentenced, upon his plea of guilty, to the penalty of death for the offense of rape committed against a 13-year-old girl, Concordia Hermosura. Against the mitigating circumstance of the plea the Court considered two aggravating circumstances: (a) superior strength and use of a deadly weapon, and (b) previous conviction for two crimes punishable with lighter penalties than that for which the accused was charged in this case.

The decision of the trial court...