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People of the Phil. Vs. John Montinola

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus JOHN MONTINOLA @ TONY MONTINOLA, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 178061 | 2008-01-31

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This is an appeal from the 28 February 2007 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01440. The Court of Appeals affirmed without modification the 26 August 2005 Joint Decision[2] of the trial court finding John Montinola @ Tony Montinola (Montinola) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of rape, three counts of attempted rape, and acts of lasciviousness.

The Facts

In six informations,[3] the prosecution charged Montinola with raping his minor daughter, AAA,[4] on 29 October 1999, 19 December 1999, February 2000, March 2000, 4 November 2000, and January 2001. AAA was born on 12 October...