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PEOPLE vs Jose Velasquez and "Bangkuta".

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOSE VELASQUEZ y LUALHATI @ "UTE" AND "BANGKUTA", accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 142561-62 | 2002-02-15

RAPE (RA 7659)

Facts:

Two separate informations of rape were failed against accused-appellant for allegedly raping her 2 neices, a 9-year-old an a 6-year-old.

Nine-year-old Annie was raped at the assailant's house, while 6-year-old Nancy was brought by the appellant in a banana plantation.

The trial court convicted the accused of rape as defined under RA 7659.



D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

These cases are before us on automatic review pursuant to Article 47 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended.[1]

Accused-appellant Jose Velasquez y Lualhati was charged in two separate informations for rape, committed as follows:

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