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People vs. Agustin G. Fortes 223 SCRA 619

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. AGUSTIN FORTES Y GARRA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 90643 | 1993-06-25

D E C I S I O N

DAVIDE, JR., J.:

The conviction of Agustin Fortes y Garra for the rape of a young girl described the trial court as "a guileless lass of only 13 [a] sixth grade pupil, bred in a barangay of rural atmosphere," and the denial by the trial court of his application for bail pending his appeal from the judgment of conviction are questioned in these consolidated cases.

In G.R. No. 90643, the accused appeals from the decision of Branch 55 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) at Irosin, Sorsogon, in Criminal Case No. 219. The court a quo, in its Decision dated 18 November 1988 but promulgated on 25 January 1989, found the...