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This document discusses a Supreme Court of the Philippines case regarding a woman, Ida Montesclaros, who was convicted of being an accomplice to rape. The court discusses several issues:
1) Circumstantial evidence was sufficient to convict Bartolome Tampus of raping the victim, even though the victim was unconscious.
2) Montesclaros' schizophrenia diagnosis could be considered a mitigating circumstance if it diminished her self-control, based on expert testimony, though it did not absolve her of responsibility.
3) As the information did not specify aggravating circumstances, Montesclaros could only be convicted as an accomplice to simple rape, not more serious charges.
This document discusses a Supreme Court of the Philippines case regarding a woman, Ida Montesclaros, who was convicted of being an accomplice to rape. The court discusses several issues:
1)…