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PEOPLE vs Licanda

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DOMINICO LICANDA y BOLANTI, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 134084 | 2000-05-04

D E C I S I O N


MENDOZA, J.:

This is an automatic appeal from the decision1 [Per Judge Bayani S. Rivera.] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 129, Caloocan City, finding accused-appellant guilty of raping his 13-year old daughter and sentencing him to death and to pay the victim P50,000.00 in damages.

The complaint, filed by Nelita Mahinay, on August 14, 1997 and adopted by the prosecution as Information, alleged:

That on or about the 11th day of August 1997 in Caloocan City, M.M. and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, being then the natural father of the victim, NELITA MAHINAY Y MONTINO, a minor...