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PEOPLE vs Albert Sayana

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. ALBERT SAYANA, appellant.

G.R. Nos. 142553-54 | 2003-07-01

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

Before us for automatic review is the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Malolos, Bulacan, Branch 21, sentencing Albert Sayana to the supreme penalty of death for two counts of qualified rape.

Appellant was charged with two counts of rape committed against Cheska Angelika de Dios, the daughter of his common-law wife, Alma de Dios. The Informations alleged:

Criminal Case No. 456-M-99

That on or about the 4th day of October 1998, in the municipality of Plaridel, province of Bulacan, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, who was the common-law husband...