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PEOPLE vs Carlito Marahay

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CARLITO MARAHAY y MORACA, accused-appellant.

G. R. Nos. 120625-29 | 2003-01-28

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

For automatic review is the Joint Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 19, Catarman, Northern Samar, in Criminal Cases Nos. 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, and 1969 convicting Carlito Marahay y Moraca, accused-appellant, of five counts of rape and sentencing him to suffer death for each count, and to pay each of the victims, Belinda and Mylene Marahay, the amounts of P50,000.00 as moral damages and P30,000.00 as exemplary damages, in each case.

Initially, on November 24, 1994, Provincial Prosecutor Romeo M. Resuello of Catarman, Northern Samar, filed with the RTC two Informations charging...