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PEOPLE vs Manuel Esperida

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MANUEL ESPERIDA, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 139637-38 | 2003-01-22

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Accused-appellant Manuel Esperida appeals the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Makati City, Branch 62, in Criminal Case No. 98-1805-06, finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of two counts of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of Reclusion Perpetua in each case and to pay complainant Tessie Apolinar the sum of P50,000.00 as moral damages.

On August 7, 1998, two separate Informations were filed against accused-appellant. The first amended information, docketed as Criminal Case No. 98-1805 reads:

That on or about the 9th day of July, 1998, in the City of Makati, Metro Manila,...