G.R. Nos. 137762-65 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. REYNALDO BARES Y LONGASA, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

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accordingly only because he had been asked to do so by accused-appellant. [18] Lydia Espina likewise corroborated accused-appellant's testimony. According to her, accused-appellant was not in the house during the times of the alleged rapes as he left for work early in the morning. She also testified that Maribel Bares was not staying in their house on October 21, 1995 as the latter lived in the house of her supposed sister-in-law in front of the Camarines Norte College. [19] On January 28, 1999, the trial court rendered a decision, the dispositive portion of which states: WHEREFORE, IN THE LIGHT OF THE FOREGOING PREMISES, JUDGMENT is hereby rendered finding accused REYNALDO BARES, SR. Y LONGASA, GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of four (4) counts of rape as defined and penalized under par. 3, Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code in relation to Sec. 11 of Republic Act No. 7659 (Death Penalty Law) and accordingly, sentencing him to suffer the supreme penalty of DEATH in each of the four (4) separate crimes of rape committed on September 8, 1995 and October 21, 22 and 23, respectively, all in 1995, and to pay the victim in the amount of P50,000.00 each for four (4) separate crimes of rape with a total of P200,000.00 as moral damages pursuant to Article 2219 (3) in relation to Article 2217 of the New Civil Code and P30,000.00 each for four (4) separate crimes of rape or a total of P120,000.00 as exemplary damages; and to pay the costs. SO ORDERED.