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PEOPLE vs. BERNARDINO ARANZADO

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BERNARDINO ARANZADO, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 132442-44 | 2001-09-24

D E C I S I O N

DAVIDE, JR., C.J.:

In a joint decision of Branch 19 of the Regional Trial Court of Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, in Criminal Cases Nos. 2384, 2385 and 2386 promulgated on 21 November 1997,[1] accused-appellant Bernardino Aranzado (hereafter BERNARDINO) was convicted of three counts of rape committed against her twelve-year-old daughter Zeny Aranzado (ZENY). He was sentenced to suffer the death penalty in each count. The decision is now before this Court for automatic review pursuant to Article 47 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Section 11 of Republic Act No. 7659.

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