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PEOPLE vs Fausto Fucio

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. FAUSTO FUCIO y MORENO, appellant.

G.R. Nos. 151186-95 | 2004-02-13

D E C I S I O N

DAVIDE, JR., C.J.:

This is an automatic review of the Decision[1] dated 21 September 2001 of the Regional Trial Court of Labo, Camarines Norte, Branch 64, convicting appellant Fausto Fucio of nine counts of rape committed against his 10-year-old godchild Janet B. Floranza, who had been staying with his family since she was 3 years old, and imposing upon him the death penalty for each count of rape.

Ten informations[2] for rape were filed against Fausto on 28 June 1996, which were docketed as Criminal Cases Nos. 96-0096 to 96-0105, inclusive. While the informations in Criminal Cases Nos. 96-0096 and 96-0097 specified the...