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PEOPLE vs. ALBERTO CHUA alias “BERT”

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ALBERTO CHUA alias “BERT”, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 137841 | 2001-10-01

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

This is an automatic review of the decision of the Regional Trial Court, Third Judicial Region, Malolos, Bulacan, Branch 78[1] in Criminal Case No. 514-M-98 imposing on accused-appellant Alberto Chua alias "Bert" the penalty of death.

In a criminal complaint dated April 13, 1998, accused-appellant was charged with the crime of rape as follows:

"The undersigned complainant, assisted by her mother, Esterlita A. Chua, hereby accuses Alberto Chua alias Bert of the crime of rape, penalized under the provisions of Art. 335 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by RA 7659, committed as follows:

That on or about the...