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PEOPLE Vs. Romeo H. Lambid.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. ROMEO H. LAMBID, appellant.

G.R. No. 133066-67 | 2003-10-01

D E C I S I O N

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

On automatic review is the joint decision of the Regional Trial Court of Cebu City, Branch 18, in Criminal Cases Nos. CBU-45672 and CBU-45673 finding Romeo H. Lambid guilty beyond reasonable doubt of two counts of qualified rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of death for each count.[1]

In her two separate Complaints dated November 4, 1997 and November 5, 1997, complainant Lyzel S. Lambid, accuses Romeo H. Lambid of raping her, as follows:

In Criminal Case No. CBU-45672:

The undersigned complainant, LYZEL S. LAMBID, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby accuses...