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People of the Philippines vs. Paterno Sarmiento Samandre

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus PATERNO SARMIENTO SAMANDRE, Accused-Appellant

G.R. No. 181497 | 2012-02-22

FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:
  
On appeal is the Decision[1] dated April 25, 2007 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 02024, affirming with modifications the Decision[2] dated December 19, 2002 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 21 of Santiago City, which convicted accused-appellant Paterno Sarmiento Samandre of four counts of rape of his minor daughter. 
 
Consistent with the ruling in People v. Cabalquinto[3] and People v. Guillermo,[4] this Court withholds the real name of the private offended party and her immediate family members, as well as such other personal...