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PEOPLE vs. Ernesto Baraca

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ERNESTO BARACA Y ALAMAR, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-48360 | 1985-06-24

D E C I S I O N


FERNANDO, C.J.:

In all rape prosecutions, it is difficult for any court not to feel sympathy for complainant. The offense elicits the utmost condemnation - and rightly so. It is offensive to the high respect that under our mores is accorded a female. The repugnance becomes even greater when the alleged victim, as in this case, is not only a young girl of tender years - thirteen, to be precise - but also the victim of the dreaded disease, polio. Precisely though because of such a state of feeling likely to be aroused, it is much more incumbent on the judiciary to be on the alert lest the scale of justice be tilted against...