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PEOPLEs vs Avelino Relox.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. AVELINO RELOX, appellant.

G.R. No. 149395 | 2004-04-28

D E C I S I O N

AZCUNA, J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] of Regional Trial Court of Romblon[2] finding appellant Avelino Relox (Avelino) guilty of the crime of rape committed against his own daughter Adela B. Relox (Adela). The trial court sentenced him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay P50,000 as civil indemnity, P50,000 as moral damages, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, plus costs of the suit.

The prosecution's first witness was the complainant.[3] At the time of the alleged rape Adela was 33 years old, while her father was 60 years old. Adela testified that in the evening of June...