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People of the Phil. Vs. Lulsito Baun Y Mercado

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus LUISITO BAUN y MERCADO, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 167503 | 2008-08-20

DECISION


AZCUNA, J.:

This is a petition for review of the Decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR H.C.
No. 00266 which affirmed with modification the Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of
Siniloan, Laguna, Branch 33, dated August 12, 2000, finding appellant Luisito Baun guilty of four
counts of rape and imposing on him the death penalty.

The facts are as follows:

On January 15, 2002, four (4) Informations[1] for qualified rape were filed against the
appellant, which read:

CRIMINAL CASE NO. S-5932

That on or about July 21, 2001, at Brgy. Pag-asa, Municipality of Mabitac, Province of
Laguna and within the...