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People of the Philippines Vs. Manuel Brioso y Tanda

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus MANUEL BRIOSO y TANDA, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 182517 | 2009-03-13

DECISION


NACHURA, J.:

This is an appeal from the November 16, 2007 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 02556 which affirmed with modifications the decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 57, Libmanan, Camarines Sur.

In three separate Informations, the prosecution charged appellant Manuel Brioso, 53 years old, with raping the 13-year-old daughter of his common-law wife. The cases were docketed as Criminal Case Nos. L-3844, L-3845, and L-3846.

Appellant pleaded not guilty to the three charges. During pre-trial, appellant admitted that he is the common-law husband of the victim's mother.

The victim...