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People Vs Escordial (Case Digest)
People Vs Escordial (Case Digest)
Physical description of the assailant was given by the In lieu of the above mentioned, the Supreme Court
complainant at the police station. Police found that the hereby reverses the sentence and acquits the
descriptions given by the complainant fit that of a accused-appellant
worker in the Coffee Break Corner, where the accused
was employed. Heading there, the police asked of the
accused whereabouts which was, as they were told,
watching a basketball game. The police arrested the
accused (w/o warrant) and proceeded to the police
station where he saw the complainant and
inadvertently blushed. Complainant then identified
him based on the marks on the neck and matched
other physical descriptions. Court of first instance
ruled that accused is found guilty of robbery and rape
with no mitigating circumstances and is hereby
sentenced with maximum penalty of death.
HELD: NO.