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PEOPLE vs Ricardo M. Aguirre

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RICARDO AGUIRRE y MANAPING alias "Palakit," defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 70742 | 1986-08-19

D E C I S I O N


NARVASA, J:

On October 2, 1984, Ricardo Aguirre, a 23-year old bachelor also known as "Palakit," was indicated in the Regional Trial Court at Tagudin, Ilocos Sur (First Judicial Region, Branch XXV) for the crime of rape with homicide. The indictment states:

"That on or about the 3rd day of June, 1984, in the municipality of Quirino, province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, by means of force and intimidation, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously have carnal knowledge of one, Lolita Cabel, a married woman, against her will and...