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People of the Philippines Vs. Rolly Canares y Almanares

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ROLLY CANARES Y ALMANARES, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 174065 | 2009-02-18

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

We review in this petition for review on certiorari[1] the decision (dated May 31, 2006)[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 01263 that affirmed with modification the decision (dated March 17, 2003)[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 18, Tagaytay City in Criminal Case No. TG-3255-99. The RTC found the accused-appellant, Rolly Canares y Almanares (Canares), guilty beyond reasonable doubt of statutory rape.

Canares was charged in two separate Informations for rape and attempted rape in relation with Republic Act No. 7610 (the Child Abuse Law). These Informations respectively state:...