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People vs. Filomino Lizano y Marvilla

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus FILOMINO LIZANO y MARVILLA Appeellant.

G.R. No. 174470 [Formerly G.R. Nos. 159844-46] | 2007-04-27

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Tinga, J.:

For consideration is an appeal by Filomino Lizano y Marvilla[1] (appellant) from the Decision[2] dated 28 April 2006 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 01659, affirming the 30 May 2003 Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Calauag, Quezon, which found him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape.

On 20 February 1997, appellant was charged with three (3) counts of rape in three (3) separate Informations, which,...