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PEOPLE vs Elegio Nadera Jr

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ELEGIO NADERA, JR. Y SADSAD, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 131384-87 | 2000-02-02

D E C I S I O N


MENDOZA, J.:

These cases are before us on automatic review of the decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 40, Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, finding accused-appellant Elegio Nadera, Jr. guilty of four counts of rape of his minor daughters, Oleby and Maricris Nadera, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua for one count of rape and death for each of the remaining three counts. Accused-appellant was also ordered to indemnify complainants Oleby Nadera in the amount of P150,000.00 and Maricris Nadera in the amount of P50,000.00, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency.

Reversal of the...