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People vs. Ruben Dalisay 408 SCRA 375

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. RUBEN DALISAY Y HERNANDEZ, appellant.

G.R. No. 133926 | 2003-08-06

D E C I S I O N 

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.: 

For automatic review is the Decision[1] dated May 5, 1998, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 4, Pallocan, Batangas City, in Criminal Case No. 8776 convicting Ruben Dalisay y Hernandez, appellant, of statutory rape, and imposing upon him the supreme penalty of death. He was further ordered to indemnify the victim, Ma. Lanie Dalisay (Lanie for brevity), his own daughter, the sum of P200,000.00 as moral and exemplary damages and to pay the costs. 

On February 10, 1997, a criminal complaint was filed with the said court by Lanie against appellant, her own father, alleging as...