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Kane vs. Roggenkamp

ALASTAIR JOHN KANE, PETITIONER, VS. PATRICIA ROGGENKAMP, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 214326 | 2022-07-06

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
An acquittal from a charge of physical violence against women and their children is not a bar to the filing of a civil action for damages for physical injuries under Article 33 of the Civil Code if an acquittal was due to reasonable doubt, without any declaration that the facts upon which the offense arises are nonexistent.

This resolves the Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] filed by Alastair John Kane, assailing the Decision[2] and Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals.    

The Court of Appeals reversed and set aside the Order[4] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 214,...