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PEOPLE vs Romeo Manluctao

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROMEO MANLUCTAO y BLANCO alias "TATA," accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 143760-63 | 2003-06-23

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

For automatic review is the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Dagupan City, Branch 43, dated June 9, 2000, in Criminal Cases Nos. 2000-0125-D, 2000-0126-D, 2000-0127-D, and 2000-0128-D, finding appellant Romeo Manluctao y Blanco a.k.a. "Tata" guilty of four (4) counts of qualified rape and imposing upon him in each count the penalty of death. Before us, appellant prays that he be found guilty of simple rape only and his punishment be accordingly reduced to reclusion perpetua.

The Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Pangasinan charged appellant of raping Marcelina Manluctao, appellant's...