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PEOPLE vs Jose Pajo and Imelda Liquigan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOSE PAJO y BAGTONG and IMELDA LIQUIGAN y KASIBAYAN, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 135109-13 | 2000-12-18

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

Jose Pajo y Bagtong was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt and convicted of three counts of rape and two counts of acts of lasciviousness in Criminal Cases Nos. 97-233, 97-664 to 97-667 while his co-accused, Imelda Liquigan y Kasibayan, was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt as an accomplice of the crime of rape in Criminal case No. 97-664 by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Makati City, Branch 143. Due to the imposition of the death penalty in Criminal Cases Nos. 97-233, 97-664 and 97-665, the Decision[1] of the RTC dated July 6, 1998 imposing the death penalty therein is now before us on automatic...