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PEOPLE vs Carmelo Lacaba

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CARMELO LACABA @ MELOY, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 130591 | 1999-11-17

D E C I S I O N


MELO, J.:

Of all the so-called heinous crimes, none perhaps more deeply provokes feelings of outrage, detestation, and disgust than incestuous rape. Worse yet, if the offense is against a 22-year old paraplegic lass, whose mobility is limited to crawling.

Carmelo Lacaba was charged with two counts of rape committed on two separate occasions against his niece Beverly T. Lacaba. The accusatory portion of the amended complaint dated July 11, 1996 in Criminal Case No. 9687 reads as follows:

Criminal Case No. 9687

The undersigned offended party, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, accuses Carmelo Lacaba...