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People of the Phil vs. Jessie Tapales

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JESSIE TAPALES y VARGAS and PEDRO CORA?EZ y TATUALLA, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-35281 | 1979-09-10

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM, J:

This is an automatic review of the judgment of the Circuit Criminal Court of Manila, dated April 21, 1972, finding accused-appellants, Jessie Tapales y Vargas and Pedro Corañez y Tatualla, guilty of the crime of Robbery with Homicide, with the mitigating circumstance of plea of guilty offset by the aggravating circumstances of multiple Rape, use of motor vehicle and nighttime, and sentencing both said accused to the extreme penalty of death.

The Information filed against the accused charged them with the crime of Robbery with Homicide and Rape as follows:

"That on or about October 28, 1971, at...