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Leonilo Sanchez Alias Nilo Vs. People of the Philippines and Court of Appeals

LEONILO SANCHEZ alias NILO, Appeellant,versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and COURT OF APPEALS, Appellees.

G.R. No. 179090 | 2009-06-05

RESOLUTION


NACHURA, J.:

Before this Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Civil Procedure seeking the reversal of the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision[2] dated February 20, 2007 which affirmed the Decision[3] dated July 30, 2003 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Tagbilaran City, Bohol, convicting appellant Leonilo Sanchez alias Nilo (appellant) of the crime of Other Acts of Child Abuse punishable under Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7610[4] in relation to Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 603,[5] with a modification of the penalty imposed.

The Facts

Appellant was charged with the crime of Other Acts of...