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People of the Philippines Vs. Joselito A. Lopit

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JOSELITO A. LOPIT, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 177742 | 2008-12-17

DECISION


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

Before us on automatic review is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated June 30, 2006 in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 01896 which affirmed, with modifications, the decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Bulanao, Tabuk, Kalinga, Branch 25, in Criminal Case No. 85-2003, finding herein accused-appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Qualified Rape committed against his own daughter and sentencing him to suffer the extreme penalty of death.

Consistent with People v. Cabalquinto, [3] the Court withholds the real name of the rape victim. Instead, fictitious initials of AAA are...