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PEOPLE vs Rodolfo Oling Madraga

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RODOLFO OLING MADRAGA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 129299 | 2000-11-15

D E C I S I O N

BUENA, J.:

Before the Court, for its automatic review, is the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Isabela, Basilan, Branch 2, in Criminal Case No. 2511-599, which has found herein accused-appellant, Rodolfo Oling Madraga, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape committed against his 16-year old daughter. The death sentence having been decreed by the trial court, the records of the case have, accordingly, been elevated to this Court.

Rodolfo Oling Madraga was charged with two (2) counts of rape committed against his own 16-year old daughter, Fe C. Madraga. One was committed on May 19, 1995 (Crim. Case...