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People of the Philippines Vs. Romeo Miranda y Michael

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ROMEO MIRANDA y MICHAEL, Accused-Appeellant

G.R. No. 176634 | 2010-04-05

D E C I S I O N


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

Accused-appellant Romeo Miranda y Michael (Miranda) is before Us on automatic review of the Decision[1] dated October 31, 2006 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01953, which affirmed the Decision[2] dated February 13, 2004 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City, Branch 261, in Criminal Case No. 118507-H, insofar as the trial court found Miranda guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Rape against his own daughter AAA[3] and awarded to AAA civil indemnity and exemplary damages in the amounts of P75,000.00 and P25,000.00, respectively. However, the Court of Appeals...