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PEOPLE vs Carlos Laguerta

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CARLOS LAGUERTA y CORDERO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 132783 | 2000-10-30

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

For automatic review is the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Pasig City, Branch 163, finding accused-appellant Carlos Laguerta y Cordero guilty of rape pursuant to Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Republic Act No. 7659, sentencing him to death and ordering him to pay the victim, Haidie Ecleo, over whom he acts as guardian, the amount of P300,000.00 as moral damages.

In an Amended Information, dated February 12, 1997, it was alleged:

That during the period from September and October 8, 1996, in Taguig, Metro Manila, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court,...