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PEOPLE vs Antonio Magana

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ANTONIO MAGANA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 105673 | 1996-07-26

PANGANIBAN, J.:


Circumstantial evidence adduced by the prosecution in this case was more than sufficient to convict the accused-appellant of rape with homicide. But beyond affirming the correctness of the trial court's decision and reiterating familiar legal doctrines, we declare that in this instance, the ruthlessness and viciousness exhibited by appellant in carrying out his dastardly design upon a hapless minor most certainly warrants the imposition of the severest punishment possible. We also note with considerable frustration and anxiety that this case is only one among a host of others, constituting a veritable floodtide of crime...