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PEOPLE vs Francisco Blancaflor

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. FRANCISCO BLANCAFLOR, appellant.

G.R. No. 130586 | 2004-01-29

D E C I S I O N

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

Before us is the automatic review of the judgment,[1] dated August 9, 1997, of the Regional Trial Court of Tabaco, Albay (Branch 15) in Criminal Case No. T-2780, finding appellant Francisco Blancaflor guilty of Rape beyond reasonable doubt and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of death.

On December 4, 1996, an Information was filed before the Regional Trial Court of Tabaco, Albay (Branch 15), accusing appellant of the crime of rape, thus:

That sometime in the later part of July, 1995, at around 3:30 or 4:00 o'clock in the morning, more or less, at Barangay Igang, Municipality of Bacacay,...