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People of the Philippines vs. Leodegario G. Greogorio, Jr

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-appellee, versus LEODEGARIO G. GREGORIO, JR., Accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 174474 | 2007-05-25

D E C I S I O N


GARCIA, J.:

Under automatic review is the decision[1] dated May 23, 2006 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 01978 which affirmed, with modification, an earlier decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Balanga, Bataan, Branch 3, in Criminal Case Nos. 7835 and 7836, finding herein appellant Leodegario G. Gregorio, Jr. guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Rape on two (2) counts and sentencing him to suffer the extreme penalty of death.

Pursuant to our pronouncement in People v. Mateo[3] which modified the provisions of the Rules of Court insofar as they provide for direct appeals from the RTC to...