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PEOPLE vs. Ernesto C. Santos

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ERNESTO SANTOS Y CRUZ, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-44973 | 1985-11-04

D E C I S I O N


ABAD SANTOS, J.:

This is an automatic review of the decision of the defunct Circuit Criminal Court of Pasig, Rizal, which imposed the death penalty on ERNESTO SANTOS y CRUZ in CCC-VIII-698-Rizal.

The appellant was accused of rape by means of a verified complaint signed by Erlita Francisco y Fernando. The complaint reads as follows:

"That on or about the 21st day of July, 1976, at Manuel L. Quezon Extension, Municipality of Antipolo, Province of Rizal and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, an escapee from Davao Penal Colony, with deliberate intent, by taking advantage of his...