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PEOPLE vs Jose De Castro

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. JOSE DE CASTRO, appellant.

G.R. Nos. 148056-61 | 2003-10-08

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

FOR AUTOMATIC REVIEW is the consolidated decision of the Regional Trial Court[1] of Pallocan, Batangas City, in Crim. Cases Nos. 10242 to 10247, finding appellant Jose de Castro guilty of six (6) counts of rape and sentencing him to suffer the maximum penalty of death in each of the six (6) cases. He is further ordered to indemnify the three (3) complaining witnesses Gemma, Jean and Jenny, all surnamed de Castro, in the sum of P100,000.00 each and to pay the costs.

Spouses Jose and Genoveva de Castro, residents of Barangay Pallocan, Batangas City, have three (3) daughters, namely, Gemma, twin sisters Jean and...