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People of the Philippines Vs. Efren Alfonso

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus EFREN ALFONSO, Appeellant

G.R. No. 182094 | 2010-08-18

D E C I S I O N


DEL CASTILLO, J.:

A father, accused of raping his two minor daughters, is before us praying for his acquittal.

On appeal is the July 31, 2007 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 02312 which affirmed with modifications the Joint Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Calabanga, Camarines Sur, Branch 63, finding appellant Efren Alfonso guilty of Rape by Sexual Assault under Article 266-A(2) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC) in Criminal Case No. RTC-'02-735 and Statutory Rape under Article 266-A(1)(d) in Criminal Case No. RTC-'02-736.

Factual Antecedents

On October 1, 2002, two...