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People vs. Plurad, Bernadas & Canedo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JIMMY S. PLURAD, ROBERTO BERNADAS (At Large) and JUVANIE CANEDO (At Large), accused, / JIMMY S. PLURAD, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 138361-63 | 2002-12-03

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision1 dated August 14, 1998 of the Regional Trial Court of Davao City, Branch 17, in Criminal Case Nos. 39,846-97, 39,847-97, 39,848-97 finding accused-appellant Jimmy S. Plurad guilty of three counts of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua in each count.

Three informations were filed against Jimmy Plurad, Roberto Bernadas and Juvanie Canedo in the Regional Trial Court of Davao City, to wit:
CRIMINAL CASE NO. 39,846-97

That on or about October 22, 1997, in the City of Davao, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court,...