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People of the Philippines Vs. Luis A Ycardo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus LUIS AYCARDO, LUIS AYCARDO,Appeellant.

G.R. No. 168299 (Formerly G.R. Nos. 156927-29) | 2008-10-06

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. 00107, promulgated on May 5, 2005, which affirmed with modification the Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Bulan, Sorsogon City, Branch 65, promulgated on October 11, 2002, finding appellant Luis Aycardo guilty of three counts of Statutory Rape and imposing on him the death penalty.

The facts are as follows:

Appellant was charged with three counts of rape under three separate Informations[1] which read:

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