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PEOPLE vs Vinson Briones

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. VINSON BRIONES y ABANICA, appellant.

G.R. No. 140640 | 2002-10-15

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

For automatic review by this Court is the judgment[1] of the Regional Trial Court of San Pedro, Laguna (Branch 31), dated September 22, 1999, finding Vinson Briones y Abanica guilty beyond reasonable doubt of raping his minor daughter. The decretal portion of the decision reads as follows:

WHEREFORE, the Court hereby renders judgment sentencing accused Vinson Briones y Abanica to suffer the penalty of death, to pay the private complainant Lenny Briones the sums of P100,000 as civil indemnity and P50,000 as moral damages and to pay the costs of suit.

SO ORDERED. [2]

The Solicitor General summarizes the...