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JurisprudenceG.R. NO. 167693

G.R. NO. 167693 (FORMERLY G.R. NOS. 147678-87) - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. CORONA, MELCHOR CABALQUINTO. D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

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RA 640RA 617RA 42RA 9346RA 7610RA 533RA 597RA 9262,RA 9262RA 604RA 77RA 7659
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TL;DR — Ruling

WHEREFORE, finding accused guilty in both Criminal Case No. Q-98-79683 and Criminal Case No. Q-98-79684, for Rape, judgment is hereby rendered sentencing accused MELCHOR CABALQUINTO Y MINGO to suffer the penalty of DEATH on both counts, pursuant to the penalty imposed under Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines as amended by RA 7659. Accused is further ordered to indemnify his daughter-victim the sum of Seventy Five Thousand Pesos (P75,000.

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Ruling

WHEREFORE, finding accused guilty in both Criminal Case No. Q-98-79683 and Criminal Case No. Q-98-79684, for Rape, judgment is hereby rendered sentencing accused MELCHOR CABALQUINTO Y MINGO to suffer the penalty of DEATH on both counts, pursuant to the penalty imposed under Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines as amended by RA 7659. Accused is further ordered to indemnify his daughter-victim the sum of Seventy Five Thousand Pesos (P75,000.00) for damages, in each count. SO ORDERED.