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PEOPLE vs Rogelio Layugan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. ROGELIO LAYUGAN Y FURUC, appellant.

G.R. Nos. 130493-98 | 2004-04-28

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

For automatic review is the Joint Decision[1] dated December 12, 1996 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 19, Cauayan, Isabela in Criminal Cases Nos. 19-970, 19-972 to 19-975, convicting Rogelio Layugan y Furuc, appellant, of five counts of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of death in each count and to pay the victim, his very own daughter, P100,000.00 as moral damages.

The five separate Amended Informations filed against appellant have similar allegations (except the dates of commission), charging him as follows:

"That on or about (August 25, 1995 - in Criminal Case No. 19-970;...