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PEOPLE vs Isagani Paraiso

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ISAGANI PARAISO y HUTALLA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 131823 | 2001-01-17

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

The case before us for automatic review is a conviction for rape with homicide against appellant Isagani Paraiso y Hutalla, rendered in the judgment[1] of the Regional Trial Court (Branch 61) of Gumaca, Quezon, dated September 29, 1997.

Paraiso was charged in an information[2] which reads as follows:

"That on or about the 5th day of August 1994, at Barangay Olangtao Ilaya, Municipality of Macalelon, Province of Quezon, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, armed with a bolo, with intent to kill and taking advantage of his superior strength, did then and...