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PEOPLE vs Federico Campaner

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FEDERICO CAMPANER, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 130500 and 143834 | 2000-07-26

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an automatic review of the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 52, Puerto Princesa, finding accused-appellant guilty of two counts of rape against the daughter of his common-law spouse and sentencing him to death for each count and to pay complainant the amount of P100,000.00 as moral damages and the costs.

On June 20, 1995, Geraldine Magos, assisted by her mother, Desiree Magos, filed two complaints for rape against accused-appellant Federico Campaner, on the basis of which the public prosecutor filed two Informations[2] alleging -

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