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People vs. E. Moran, Jr. y Gordula

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VERSUS EDUARDO MORAN JR. Y GORDULA, ACCUSED-APPELLEELLANT.

G.R. No. 170849 | 2007-03-07

D E C I S I O N
 


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

For review is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 01352 which affirmed the Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City, Branch 70, finding accused-appellant Eduardo Moran, Jr. y Gordula guilty of the crime of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and ordering him to pay the costs of the suit. The Court of Appeals, however, modified the RTC decision ordering the accused-appellant to pay the victim, AAA,[2] the amount of P100,000.00 as moral and exemplary damages by deleting the award of exemplary damages. It fixed the award of moral...