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People of the Phil. Vs. Efren Maglente Y Cervantes

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus EFREN MAGLENTE y CERVANTES, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 179712 | 2008-06-27

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

Appellant Efren Maglente y Cervantes assails the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals dated 27 June 2007 in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 02181, affirming the Decision[2] dated 5 September 2005 of Branch 76 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of San Mateo, Rizal, in Criminal Case No. 6295. The RTC found appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt for the rape of his fourteen-year old daughter.

On 29 July 2002, an Information[3] was filed before the RTC charging appellant with Rape under paragraph 1 of Article 266-A, in relation to number 1 of paragraph 6 of Article 266-B of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by...