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PEOPLE vs Wilfredo Fernandez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. WILFREDO FERNANDEZ y MALINAO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 137647 | 2001-02-01

D E C I S I O N

DAVIDE, JR., C.J.:

Under automatic review is the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Pasig, Branch 265, in Criminal Case No. 111534-H, finding accused-appellant Wilfredo Fernandez y Malinao, alias Alfredo Fernandez y Malinao (hereafter WILFREDO), guilty of rape and sentencing him to suffer the extreme penalty of death.

The information[2] which charged WILFREDO with rape was filed with the Regional Trial Court of Pasig, Branch 265. It reads:

On or about December 20, 1996 in Taguig, Metro Manila and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the said accused, with lewd design and by means of force and...