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PEOPLE vs Doroteo Aba?o

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DOROTEO ABA?O, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 142728 | 2002-01-23

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

In a Decision[1] dated January 18, 2000, the Regional Trial Court, Branch 52, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan found appellant Doroteo Abaño guilty of raping Judelyn Abaño ("Judelyn" for brevity), his then six-year old daughter. The trial court imposed the supreme penalty of death and ordered appellant to pay Judelyn the amounts of P50,000.00 as civil indemnity and P50,000.00 as moral damages. This case is now before us on automatic review.

The Information against appellant reads:

"That on or about the 15th day of August, 1996, at around 11:30 o'clock in the evening, at Barangay Liminangcong,...