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People vs. Barcena y Poca

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, vs. EDGARDO BARCENA y POCA, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 168737 | 2006-02-16

D E C I S I O N 
 
PER CURIAM: 
 
For automatic review is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00770 dated May 31, 2005 which affirmed the Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court of Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Branch 22 in Crim. Case No. 1952-N finding appellant Edgardo Barcena guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of qualified rape and sentencing him to suffer the death penalty and to indemnify the victim in the amount of P75,000.00 and P50,000.00 as moral damages. 
 
Appellant Barcena was charged with rape as defined and penalized under Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code as amended by...