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People of the Philippines vs. Renato Dadulla

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RENATO DADULLA y CAPANAS, Defendant-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 172321 | 2011-02-09

THIRD DIVISION
D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
A rapacious father who vented his lust on his own daughter without any qualms is allowed to suffer the lesser penalty because of the failure of the criminal information to aver his relationship with the victim. Even so, the Court condemns his most despicable crime.
 
The father is now before the Court to assail the decision promulgated on January 20, 2006 in C.A.-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 01021, whereby the Court of Appeals (CA) pronounced him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of simple rape in Criminal Case No. 98-2304, imposing reclusion perpetua, and of acts of lasciviousness in Criminal...