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People of the Philippines vs. Gregorio Carpio

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus GREGORIO CARPIO @ "GORIO", Appeellant.

G.R. No. 170840 | 2006-11-29

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
Tinga, J.: 
 
For review before the court is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals affirming with modification the Judgment[2] dated 6 August 1997 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC)[3] Branch 32, of Agoo, La Union, finding appellant Gregorio Carpio @ Gorio guilty beyond reasonable doubt of two counts of the crime of statutory rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua in each case. 
 
On 4 March 1994, appellant was charged with two counts of rape in two (2) separate Informations[4] filed by 2nd Assistant Provincial Prosecutor Rogelio C. Hipol, the...