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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. EDUARDO DAHILIG y AGARAN, Accused-Appeellant.

People of the Philippines vs. Eduardo Dahilig y Agaran

G.R. No. 187083 | 2011-06-13



Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila


SECOND DIVISION


G.R. No. 187083               June 13, 2011


PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee,

vs.

EDUARDO DAHILIG y AGARAN, Accused-Appellant.


D E C I S I O N


MENDOZA, J.:


This is an appeal from the October 29, 2008 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA G.R. CR-H.C. No. 01488, which modified the July 19, 2005 Decision2 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 159, Pasig City (RTC), in Criminal Case No. 121472-H, by finding the accused guilty of child abuse, defined and penalized in Sec. 5(b) of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7610, instead of the crime of...