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People of the Philippines Vs. Regino Tormis

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus REGINO TORMIS, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 183456 | 2008-12-18

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

For review is the Decision[1] dated 30 August 2007 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00011, which affirmed with modification the Joint Decision[2] dated 17 September 2002 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Negros Oriental, 7th Judicial Region, Branch 30, Dumaguete City, in Criminal Case Nos. 14019-14020, finding herein appellant Regino Tormis guilty beyond reasonable doubt of two counts of statutory rape committed against his own daughter AAA.[3] In lieu of the death penalty imposed for each count of rape, the appellant was sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua for each...