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The Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled on a case involving two men, Henry Lagarto y Petilla and Ernesto Cordero y Maristela, who were found guilty of raping and killing a 7-year-old girl. The trial court judge sentenced them to reclusion perpetua or life imprisonment. However, the law mandates the penalty of death for the crime of rape with homicide. The Supreme Court found that the trial court judge did not have the discretion to impose a lesser penalty, as the law clearly states that the penalty for r

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MARIA KATHRINA BENITEZ

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