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PEOPLE vs. Teofilo Taneo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. TEOFILO TANEO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 117683 | 1998-01-16

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

Appellant Teofilo Taneo was charged 1 and convicted of the crime of rape and accordingly sentenced by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 5 of Cebu City 2 to suffer "the penalty of death" and "to indemnity the offended woman, Mencina Taneo, the amount of P50,000.00 as moral damages and the amount of P25,000.00 as exemplary damages, as a deterrent to other fathers from sexually molesting their own daughters; and to pay the costs." 3 On automatic review, appellant assigns as errors the following:

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"THE TRIAL COURT GRAVELY ERRED IN GIVING FULL CREDENCE TO THE TESTIMONY OF THE PROSECUTION WITNESS MENCINA TANEO...