807 Phil. 221
FIRST DIVISION
[ G.R. No. 225608, March 13, 2017 ]
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS.
ALBERTO ALEJANDRO Y RIGOR AND JOEL ANGELES Y DE
JESUS, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.
DECISION
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
Before the Court is an ordinary appeal[1] filed by accused-appellants Alberto
Alejandro y Rigor (Alejandro) and Joel Angeles y de Jesus (Angeles; collectively,
accused-appellants) assailing the Decision[2] dated June 3, 2015 of the Court of
Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 06495, which affirmed with modification the
Joint Decision[3] dated August 20, 2013 of the Regional Trial Court of Baloc, Sto.
Domingo, Nueva Ecija, Branch 88 (RTC) in Crim. Case Nos. 72-SD(96), 73-SD(96),
and 74-SD(96) convicting accused-appellants of the crimes of Simple Rape and
Homicide, defined and penalized under Articles 335[4] and 249 of the Revised Penal
Code (RPC), respectively.
The Facts
On March 28, 1996, a total of three (3) separate Informations were filed before the
RTC, each charging accused-appellants of one (1) count of Simple Rape and one (1)
count of Homicide, viz.:[5]
Crim. Case No. 72-SD(96)
That on or about the 5th day of January 1996, at around 2:30 o'clock [sic] in the
morning, at Brgy. [Collado], Municipality of [Talavera], Province of Nueva Ecija,
Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named
accused [Alejandro], with lewd design, by means of force, violence and
intimidation, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously had carnal
knowledge of one [AAA[6]] against her will and consent, to the damage and
prejudice of the said offended party.
Contrary to law.
Crim. Case No. 73-SD(96)