G.R. NO. 168174 (FORMERLY G.R. NOS. 156174-76) - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. FRANCISCO REYES Y ABREMATEA @ "UTOY,".

Ruling

WHEREFORE, for insufficiency of evidence, the information in Crim. Case No. C-57023 and Crim. Case No. C-57024 are hereby DISMISSED and the accused is hereby ACQUITTED. In Crim. Case No. C-57025, finding the accused guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Rape and he is hereby sentenced to suffer death by lethal injection. He is likewise ordered to pay the private complainant the amount of P50,000.00 as moral damages and P75,000.00 as exemplary damages. The City Warden of Caloocan City, is hereby ordered to commit the person of the accused Francisco Reyes to the National Bilibid Prison, Muntinlupa City to serve his sentence. Let the entire records of this case be forwarded to the Supreme Court for automatic review as mandated by law. SO ORDERED.