Back

PEOPLE vs Rolly Espejon.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. ROLLY ESPEJON, appellant.

G.R. No. 134767 | 2002-02-20

RAPE defined under 7659

Facts:

Two separate information's were filed against accused appellant for allegedly raping his 2 daughters.

One of her daughters testified that she was first raped sometime in 1995 when she was only 13 year old, and several more sexual abuses followed thereafter.

The other victim was also allegedly raped sometime in 1982 while she was only 7 year old, and again, in 1989 when she was 14 years old.

The trial court sentenced the accused to suffer the penalty of death

On automatic review, the accused argues that the lower court erred in convicting him of rape despite failure of prosecution to state the actual...