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PEOPLE Vs. Ricardo Rio

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RICARDO RIO, accused-appellant. The Solicitor General for plaintiff-appellee. Ray Anthony F. Fajarito for accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 90294 | 1991-09-24

D E C I S I O N


PADILLA, J.:

Convicted of rape and sentenced to reclusion perpetua by the Regional Trial Court, Branch CXLVI * of Makati, Metro Manila, in Criminal Case No. 12042, accused-appellant Ricardo Rio interposed his appeal and as a consequence, the clerk of court of said regional trial court branch forwarded the records of the case to the Court of Appeals. The appellate court, however, forwarded the records of the case to the Supreme Court in view of the penalty imposed upon the accused.

On 29 December 1989, the accused-appellant Ricardo Rio, in two (2) letters dated 14 December 1989, addressed to Division Clerk of Court...