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PEOPLE vs FLORENCIO FRANCISCO

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FLORENCIO FRANCISCO Y ALEJO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 135200 | 2001-02-07

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

A Complaint was filed on 2 February 1996 against accused FLORENCIO FRANCISCO y Alejo alleging that on or about 3 October 1995 he, by means of force and intimidation, willfully, unlawfully and feloniously undressed and mashed the private parts of complainant Editha Francisco, then a minor of fourteen (14) years, and had carnal knowledge of her. In her Complaint, Editha was assisted by her aunt Mercedes Jucutan Edquibal.

On 6 August 1998 the trial court found the accused Florencio Francisco y Alejo guilty of qualified rape, sentenced him to death, and ordered him to pay his victim, his own daughter, Editha...