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PEOPLE vs. Adelino Bardaje

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ADELINO BARDAJE, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-29271 | 1980-08-29

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

The accused ADELINO Bardaje in this case, after trial, has been convicted of Forcible Abduction with Rape, and sentenced to death. The case is before us on automatic review.

On December 20, 1965, MARCELINA Cuizon lodged the following complaint with the Court of First Instance of Samar against ADELINO and five (5) others namely, Lucio Malate, Pedro Odal, Adriano Odal, Silvino Odal and Fidel Ansuas (hereinafter called the FIVE OTHERS):

"The undersigned complainant, after having been duly sworn to according to law, accuses Adelino Bardaje, Lucio Malate, Pedro Odal, Adriano Odal, Silvino Odal and...