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PEOPLE vs Armando Tagud, Sr.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ARMANDO TAGUD, SR., accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 140733 | 2002-01-30

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

An Information for a crime punishable with the supreme penalty of death must adhere to a higher standard in complying with the requirements of the law and the Rules of Court. The qualifying circumstance must be alleged with more particularity to alert the accused that his life hangs in the balance because of the special circumstance that raises the crime to a higher category. Thus, when the victim's minority qualifies the crime of rape, the exact age of the victim must be specifically alleged in the Information to warrant the imposition of the death penalty.

THE CASE

Before this Court for automatic review is...