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PEOPLE vs. DOMINADOR GOMEZ

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DOMINADOR GOMEZ y CANAMO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 132673-75 | 2001-10-17

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

Before the Court for automatic review, conformably with Article 47 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Section 22 of R.A. No. 7659,[1] is the joint decision dated January 26, 1998 of the Regional Trial Court of Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Branch 8, in Criminal Cases Nos. 8396-97, 8397-97, and 8398-97, finding accused-appellant Dominador Gomez y Canamo guilty of three (3) counts of rape and sentencing him to three (3) death penalties.[2]

In three separate informations, accused-appellant Dominador Gomez y Canamo was charged with three (3) counts of rape allegedly committed sometime in July 1996, on August 5,...