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PEOPLE vs Jesus Perez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JESUS PEREZ y SEBUNGA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 142556 | 2003-02-05

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

For automatic review is the Decision[1] dated October 26, 1999 of the Regional Trial Court of Iba, Zambales, Branch 69, in Criminal Case No. RTC-2116-I, finding appellant Jesus S. Perez ("appellant" for brevity), guilty of raping Mayia P. Ponseca ("Mayia" for brevity) and imposing on appellant the death penalty.

On January 22, 1997, the Second Assistant Provincial Prosecutor[2] of Zambales filed an Information[3] charging appellant with the crime of rape "penalized under Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code in relation to Section 5 (b), Article III of Republic Act No. 7610," committed as follows:

"That on...