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People of the Philippines Vs. Ricardo Talan Y Doe @ Carding

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus RICARDO TALAN y DOE @ CARDING, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 177354 | 2008-11-14

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This is an appeal from the 30 November 2006 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 00410 affirming the 4 November 2004 Joint Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Judicial Region V, Branch 57, Libmanan, Camarines Sur, in Criminal Case Nos. L-3373 and L-3599. The trial court found Ricardo Talan y Doe alias Carding (Talan) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of two counts of forcible abduction with rape.

The Facts

AAA was born on 15 July 1984. She resided in Poblacion Zone 2, Del Gallego, Camarines Sur. She is the niece of Talan.

On 16 May 2000, Talan asked AAA if she wanted...