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People of the Philippines Vs. Florante Ela

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus FLORANTE ELA, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 172368 | 2007-12-27

D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:

On July 8, 2003, the Cavite Regional Trial Court, Branch 18, Tagaytay City rendered its Decision[1] in Criminal Case No. TG-2774-97, finding accused-appellant Florante Ela guilty of Rape and imposing the penalty of Death with no accessory penalties.

On automatic review, this case was docketed in this Court as G.R. No. 160086. However, through this Court's April 12, 2005 Resolution, this case was transferred to the Court of Appeals (CA), and docketed as CA-G.R. C.R.-H.C. No. 01023, in accordance with the Court's ruling in People v. Mateo.[2]

This case originated in the April 21, 1997...