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PEOPLE vs Baltazar Cesista

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BALTAZAR CESISTA, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 131589-90 | 2002-08-06

D E C I S I O N

KAPUNAN, J.:

Before this Court for automatic review[1] is the Joint Decision[2] dated July 7, 1997 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 71, of Antipolo, Rizal, in Criminal Cases Nos. 95-11972 and 95-11973 finding herein accused-appellant Baltazar Cesista y Hagunoy guilty beyond reasonable doubt of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of death and to indemnify private complainant Rea Cesista y Sulit the amount of P50,000.00 in both cases.

The prosecution charged the accused-appellant with two (2) counts of rape in separate informations which read as follows:

Crim. Case No. 95-11972

That on or about the 30th day...