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People of the Phil. Vs. Diosdado Codilan Y Palajurin

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus DIOSDADO CODILAN y PALAJURIN, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 177144 | 2008-07-23

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

On review is the November 29, 2006 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 02383 affirming, with modification, the May 16, 2001 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Malolos, Bulacan, Branch 11, which found Diosdado Codilan (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of two counts of rape and two counts of acts of lasciviousness.

Except as to the dates of the commission of the offenses - September, October, November, and December 1998 - each of the four Informations[3] charging appellant in Criminal Case Nos. 1487-M-99 to 1490-M-99 reads as follows:

x x x x

That in or...