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PEOPLE vs Arthur Mendoza And Dave Mendoza, Accused-Appellants.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ARTHUR MENDOZA and DAVE MENDOZA, accused-appellants.

G.R. Nos. 145339-42 | 2002-11-26

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Lingayen, Pangasinan, Branch 39, in Criminal Cases Nos. L-5973, L-5974, L-5975, and L-5976, convicting Arthur Mendoza and his son, Dave Mendoza,[2] of two counts of rape, sentencing them to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua in each case, and to pay the private complainant, Sheryll Gonzalez, in each case the sums of P50,000.00 as moral damages and P50,000.00 as civil indemnity, and to pay the costs.

The information reads as follows:

That on or about the months of September and December, 1998, in Barangay Domalandan Center,...