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PEOPLE vs Arturo Garcia

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ARTURO GARCIA Y CANDA, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 137379-81 | 2000-09-29

D E C I S I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

Accused-appellant Arturo Garcia y Canda was charged with two counts of rape in Criminal Cases Nos. 97-9989[1] and 97-9991[2] allegedly committed against his ten-year old stepdaughter, Jeypen C. Enilog.[3] In Criminal Case No. 97-9990,[4] which was tried jointly with the said criminal cases, accused-appellant was charged with rape committed against his twelve-year old daughter, Marcela Garcia. In a joint decision[5] dated December 18, 1998, the Regional Trial Court of Pasay City, Branch 109, acquitted accused-appellant in Criminal Case No. 97-9990 on the ground of reasonable doubt but convicted him in...