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PEOPLE Vs. Rolando Precioso, Et Al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROLANDO PRECIOSO, alias "Bodot," GERARDO MONFORTE, JOHN DOE and PETER DOE, accused. ROLANDO PRECIOSO, alias "Bodot," and GERARDO MONFORTE, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 95890 | 1993-05-12

D E C I S I O N


REGALADO, J.:

Accused-appellants Rolando Precioso, alias "Bodot," and Gerardo Monforte have come to us for a second opinion and the reversal of their conviction for the composite crime denominated as robbery in band with multiple rape. Although not raised in issue, we are persuaded that they were indicted and condemned for the wrong offense; but, although assigned as error, we are not convinced that they are innocent of the felonious acts that they actually committed, as we shall shortly explain after the factual backdrop recounted hereunder.

In an amended information dated October 14, 1985, the accused were charged in...