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PEOPLE vs REYNALDO REBATO

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. REYNALDO REBATO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 139552 | 2001-05-24

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

Before us for automatic review[1] is the decision[2] dated 11 August 1999 of the Regional Trial Court of Malolos, Bulacan, Branch 78, in Criminal Case No. 609-M-98 finding accused-appellant Reynaldo Rebato (hereafter REYNALDO) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of death and pay complainant Jessabel Mitra (hereafter JESSABEL) P75,000 as moral damages.

The criminal complaint[3] filed on 28 April 1998 reads as follows:

The undersigned offended party Jessabel Mitra assisted by her mother under oath accuses Reynaldo Rebato, stepfather of the offended party...