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PEOPLE vs. Cirilo Balmoria

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CIRILO BALMORIA, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 120620-21 | 1998-03-20

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J:

Rape may be proven by the credible and unbiased testimony of the offended party. In this case, such testimony is confirmed by the sister of the appellant and corroborated by medico-legal findings. Hence, the conscience of the Court rests easy in affirming the conviction of the appellant for the rape of his two young daughters.

The Case

This is an appeal from the Decision 1 dated December 15, 1994 of the Regional Trial Court of San Juan, Southern Leyte, Branch 26, in Criminal Case Nos. 1089 and 1090, convicting Cirilo Balmoria of two counts of rape inflicted on his two daughters, Marissa and Lorena.

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