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People of the Philippines Vs. Manuel Aguilar

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MANUEL AGUILAR, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 177749 | 2007-12-17

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

For review is the Decision[1] dated 28 February 2007 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR H.C. No. 00743, which affirmed in toto the Decision[2] dated 27 December 2004 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Muntinlupa City, Branch 207, in Criminal Case No. 13545, finding herein appellant Manuel Aguilar guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of simple rape committed against AAA,[3] the daughter of his common-law wife BBB, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and to indemnify the victim in the amount of P50,000.00 as civil indemnity, P50,000.00 as moral damages and...