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People of the Philippines Vs. Elpidio Antonio

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus ELPIDIO ANTONIO, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 174372 | 2009-01-20

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

The Court of Appeals having affirmed the conviction of Elpidio Antonio (appellant) by the trial court of two counts of rape of his minor daughter AAA and the denial by the trial court of his Motion for Reconsideration and Motion for New Trial anchored in the main on AAA's purported execution of an Affidavit of Desistance, the present appeal was lodged.

Appellant Elpidio Antonio was by separate Informations charged with two counts of rape of his minor daughter AAA before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Nueva Ecija. The first, docketed as Criminal Case No. 3765, alleged

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