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People of the Phil. vs. Edward Cornelio y Lucena

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus EDWARD (aka Eduardo) CORNELIO y LUCENA, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 170475 | 2007-06-07

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GARCIA, J.:


Under consideration is this appeal by EDWARD (aka Eduardo) CORNELIO y LUCENA from the October 6, 2005 decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 00720, affirming with modification an earlier decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Iriga City, Branch 35, which found him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Rape as defined in Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code, in relation to Republic Act No. 7610.

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