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JurisprudenceG.R. Nos. 132625-31 -

G.R. Nos. 132625-31 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. NOEL SANDOVAL, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

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RA 14,RA 7659RA 7659,RA 83,RA 441,RA 234,RA 529,RA 411,RA 192,RA 330,RA 713,RA 559,RA 524,RA 98,RA 693,RA 126,RA 658,
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TL;DR — Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the accused NOEL SANDOVAL is found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of six (6) counts of the crime of rape in Criminal Cases Nos. 97-01815-D, 97-01816-D, 97-01817-D, 97-01819-D, 97-01820-D and 97-01821-D and is hereby sentenced to suffer the mandatory penalty of DEATH for each act of rape. In addition, he is ordered to pay P50,000.00 as moral damages for each case or a total of P300,000.

Decision

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the accused NOEL SANDOVAL is found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of six (6) counts of the crime of rape in Criminal Cases Nos. 97-01815-D, 97-01816-D, 97-01817-D, 97-01819-D, 97-01820-D and 97-01821-D and is hereby sentenced to suffer the mandatory penalty of DEATH for each act of rape. In addition, he is ordered to pay P50,000.00 as moral damages for each case or a total of P300,000.00. Also for each count of rape, he is further ordered to pay P5,000.00 as exemplary damages as example for the public good or a total of P30,000.00. He is however acquitted in Criminal Case No. 97-01818-D for insufficiency of evidence. SO ORDERED.