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People Vs. Ludigario Candelario And Gerry Legarda

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LUDIGARIO CANDELARIO and GERRY LEGARDA, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 125550 | 1999-07-28

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

Both the prosecution and the trial court postulate that lewd design and intent to gain concurred in the commission of the offense for which accused-appellants stand indicted. The latter, however, vigorously challenge the correctness of such position, invoking their innocence and praying that they be spared from the verdict of capital punishment. As lives are at stake, we endeavor to probe deep into these conflicting claims so that in the end the law's dictates shall be carried out with full conviction that the constitutional right to presumption of innocence has been adequately overturned by the State.

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