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PEOPLE vs. Ewaldo Cabatlao

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. EWALDO CABATLAO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-42149 | 1981-10-23

D E C I S I O N


FERNANDEZ, J.:

This is an automatic review of the decision in Criminal Case No. 138-006 for Robbery with Rape of the Court of First Instance of Davao Oriental, Branch XII convicting the accused and imposing upon him the penalty of death.

The information filed with the court a quo charging the accused Ewaldo Cabatlao together with John Doe with the crime of Robbery with Rape reads:

"The undersigned accuses EWALDO CABATLAO of the crime of ROBBERY WITH RAPE, under Art. 294 of the Revised Penal Code, committed as follows:

"That on or about September 20, 1970, in the Municipality of Baganga, Province of Davao Oriental,...