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PEOPLE vs Rodelio Aquino Y Roda

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RODELIO AQUINO y RODA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 144340-42 | 2002-04-17


D E C I S I O N 




PER CURIAM:

Before this Court for automatic review[1] is the Joint Decision[2] of Branch 163 of the Regional Trial Court of Pasig City, in Criminal Cases Nos. 116859-H, 116860-H and 116861 promulgated on July 13, 2000. In Criminal Case No. 116859-H, the lower court sentenced appellant Rodelio Aquino y Roda to suffer the death penalty.

The prosecutor charged appellant with two (2) counts of Rape under Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by R.A. No. 8353, committed against appellant's nieces, 5-year old Charlaine Bautista and 4-year old Charmela Bautista. The prosecutor also charged appellant with one (1)...