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People of the Phil. vs. Felix Ortoa y Obia

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus FELIX ORTOA Y OBIA, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 176266 | 2007-08-08

                                          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 HC No. 01745, which affirmed with modification the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Mandaluyong City, Branch 208, finding accused-appellant Felix Ortoa y Obia guilty of raping his own thirteen-year old daughter, AAA.[3]

Appellant was charged with rape, defined and penalized under Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended, in relation to Republic Act No. 7610.[4] The...