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People Vs Godofredo Teves Y Lemen

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GODOFREDO TEVES y LEMEN, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 128839 | 1999-07-20

D E C I S I O N

DAVIDE, JR., C.J.:

This case is before us on automatic review[1] of the decision[2] of 14 March 1997 of the Regional Trial Court of Imus, Cavite, Branch 20, in four (4) criminal cases, finding accused-appellant Godofredo Teves y Lemen (hereafter GODOFREDO) guilty of the crime of multiple rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of death and to pay the victim the amount of P50,000.00 as compensatory damages.

On the basis of a sworn statement[3] executed by Cherry Rose Teves (hereafter CHERRY), daughter of GODOFREDO, a criminal complaint[4] for multiple rape committed "since the year 1993 up to the 1st, 8th and 3rd...