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PEOPLE vs Nelson Dela Cruz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. NELSON DELA CRUZ y VILLATORA, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 131167-68 | 2000-08-23

D E C I S I O N
PER CURIAM:
This is an automatic review of the judgment of conviction of the accused NELSON DELA CRUZ y VILLATORA rendered by the Regional Trial Court, 4th Judicial Region, Branch 34 of Calamba, Laguna, in Criminal Case Nos. 4804-96-C and 4805-96-C, both for the crime of rape. Complainants were his minor daughters, JARDELIZA DELA CRUZ and REDELIA DELA CRUZ.
At the outset, we note that the prosecutor overlooked the revelations of the two (2) complainants in their sworn statements that they had been raped by the accused on numerous occasions yet the two (2) Informations against the accused charged him with only one (1) count...