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PEOPLE vs. Julian Rostata, Jr.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JULIAN ROSTATA, JR., ALFREDO ROTAP, MELITON VERANA, ANDRES VERMUG, RUBEN VERANA, VITALIANO DEVIO, JOHN DOE, PETER DOE and PAUL DOE, accused. JULIAN ROSTATA, JR., MELITON VERANA and ANDRES VERMUG, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 91482 | 1993-02-09

D E C I S I O N

DAVIDE, JR., J p:

At midnight of 18 February 1982 in barangay Caulangohan of the Municipality of Caibiran, Province of Leyte, nine (9) armed persons forced their way into the house of the spouses Calixtro and Aprosa Rosario by breaking the kitchen door. Once inside, one (1) of them kicked and manhandled Calixtro, inflicting upon him physical injuries, two (2) of them raped the spouses' daughter Gemma and, thereafter, all of them took and carried away cash in the amount of P5,400.00 and a wristwatch valued at P500.00.

The incident was reported to the authorities at the Integrated National Police (INP) Sub-Station at...