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PEOPLE vs Romeo Valdez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. ROMEO VALDEZ, appellant.

G.R. No. 133194-95 and 141539 | 2004-01-29

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO-MORALES, J.:

Appellant Romeo Valdez, who was indicted for three counts of rape of his daughter in Criminal Case Nos. 7176, 7177, and 7178 before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Masbate, Masbate and was convicted in the first and third, comes to this Court on appeal under Sec. 3 (c), Rule 122 of the Revised Rules of Court.

The three separate informations charged appellant with violating Article 335[1] of the Revised Penal Code (prior to its amendment by Republic Act Nos. 7659[2] and 8353[3]) as follows, quoted verbatim:

IN CRIMINAL CASE NO. 7176

That on or about April 2, 1993 in the afternoon thereof at No. 17,...