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People Of The Philippines, Plaintiff-Appellee, Vs. Hernani Sandico Y Gabriel, Accused-Appeellant.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. HERNANI SANDICO y GABRIEL, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 128104 | 1999-05-18

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

HERNANI SANDICO y GABRIEL was charged with two (2) counts of rape in two (2) separate Informations filed with the Regional Trial Court of Malabon for raping his own daughter, Marivic Sandico, docketed as Crim. Cases Nos. 15896-MN and 15897-MN. In Crim. Case No. 15896-MN, he was found guilty as charged and sentenced to reclusion perpetua, to indemnify his victim P30,000.00, and to pay the costs. In Crim. Case No. 15897-MN, he was acquitted for insufficiency of evidence.[1]

Accused-appellant assails his conviction on the ground that the court a quo in giving credence to the testimony of his daughter,...