Back

People vs. Bacus

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RICARDO BACUS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 208354 | 2015-08-26

D E C I S I O N
 
PEREZ, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated April 19, 2013 of the Court of Appeals in C.A.-G.R. CEB-C.R.-H.C. No. 01290, affirming the Decision[2] dated November 18, 2010 rendered by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 24, Cebu City, in Criminal Cases No. CBU-72272 and No. CBU-72273, finding accused-appellant, Ricardo Bacus (Bacus), guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crimes of Rape and Acts of Lasciviousness against his own daughter, AAA,[3] in violation of Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Republic Act (R.A.) No. 8353,[4] in relation to R.A. No. 7610.[5]
 
The Facts

On...