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PEOPLE vs REYNALDO BARES

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. REYNALDO BARES y LONGASA, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 137762-65 | 2001-03-27

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

These cases are here on automatic review from the decision,[1] dated January 28, 1999, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 64, Labo, Camarines Norte, finding accused-appellant Reynaldo Bares y Longasa guilty of four counts of rape against his daughter Maribel Bares and sentencing him to death and ordering him to pay the complainant for each count of rape the amount of P50,000.00 as moral damages and P30,000.00 as exemplary damages and to pay the costs.

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