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PEOPLE vs Donato Bernaldez

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DONATO BERNALDEZ y LAMAGAN, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 132779-82 | 2000-01-19

D E C I S I O N


MENDOZA, J.:

These cases are here on automatic review from the decision1 [Rollo, pp. 19-28.] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 163, Pasig City, in Criminal Case Nos. 11860-H to 11863-H, finding accused-appellant Donato Bernaldez y Lamagan guilty of four counts of rape and imposing on him for each crime the penalty of death. In addition, accused-appellant was ordered to pay the total amount of P500,000.00 as moral damages to the private complainant.

Complainant Mary Jane Bernaldez is accused-appellant's daughter. She was born on April 19, 1979,2 [TSN, p. 15, May 13, 1997. Her birthdate was also stated in Medico-Legal...