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Mar 23, 2021criminal lawattempted rape with homicidecircumstantial evidencepeople v cabornayrevised penal code
Attempted Rape with Homicide: Circumstantial Evidence and the Cabornay Case
The Supreme Court affirms that circumstantial evidence can convict in attempted rape with homicide, clarifying the standards under Philippine law.