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PEOPLE vs PO1 Allan Tejada

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PO1 ALLAN TEJADA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 126166 | 2001-07-10

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

While the urgency of a man's bestial desire only lasts a few moments, the psychological trauma it causes to a young girl extends throughout her lifetime. Thus, for this Court, nothing is more disdainful than to see a young girl robbed of her sacred innocence.

For automatic review[1] is the joint decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 38, Lingayen, Pangasinan, in Criminal Case Nos. L-5372 and L-5373[3] finding accused Allan Tejada guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape on two (2) counts and imposing upon him the extreme penalty of death in each case.

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