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PEOPLE vs Canonigo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CRISPIN CANONIGO Y SANTARIN, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 133649 | 2000-08-04

D E C I S I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

Before us for automatic review is a decision rendered by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City, Branch 262 finding Crispin Canonigo y Santarin guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape committed against Carla Jean Malanay, thereby sentencing him to suffer the supreme penalty of death.

The facts of the case are as follows:

Carla Jean Malanay was born on August 21, 1984. She lives with her family in a rented room located at the second floor of a house in 208 F. Manalo Street, Carzada Tipas, Taguig, Metro Manila, just three houses away from accused-appellant's house.

On May 9, 1996, at...