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PEOPLE vs Nava,Jr.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MARCELO "MARLON" NAVA, JR., accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 130509-12 | 2000-06-19

D E C I S I O N


BUENA, J.:

On automatic review is the decision dated May 28, 1997 of the Regional Trial Court, First Judicial Region, Branch 69, Lingayen, Pangasinan in Criminal Cases Nos. 5525, 5526, 5527 and 5528. The dispositive portion reads:

"WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing considerations, judgment is hereby rendered, finding the accused Marcelo "Marlon" Nava, Jr., guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Rape in all these four (4) cases. Accordingly, the accused Marlon Nava, Jr. is hereby sentenced in each case to suffer the penalty of DEATH, and to indemnify the private complainant Maribeth A. Nava the sum of...