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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JESUS BURCE, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JESUS BURCE, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 201732 | 2014-03-26

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:
 
For Our resolution is the appeal of the Decision[1] dated June 3, 2011 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 03906, which affirmed with modification the Decision[2] dated April 2, 2009 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Naga City, Branch 28, in Criminal Case Nos. RTC’08-0169-RTC’08-0173, finding accused-appellant Jesus Burce (Burce) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the qualified rape of his own daughter AAA,[3] as defined under Article 266-A, in relation to Article 266-B, of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Republic Act No....