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THE PEOPLE vs. Jesus Gianan

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JESUS GIANAN y MOLINA, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 135288-93 | 2000-09-15

D E C I S I O N
MENDOZA, J.:
This is an automatic review of the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 20, Imus, Cavite finding accused-appellant guilty of "multiple rape" and sentencing him to "triple death" and to pay complainant the amount of P100,000.00 as compensatory damages.
On June 26, 1996, complainant Myra Gianan, then 15 years old, filed a criminal complaint for multiple rape against her father, accused-appellant Jesus Gianan, on the basis of which the public prosecutor filed the following information:[2]
That sometime in November 1995, and some occasions prior and/or subsequent thereto, in the Municipality of...