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People of the Philippines Vs. Marlon Barsaga Abella

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MARLON BARSAGA ABELLA, Accused-Appeellant

G.R. No. 177295 | 2010-01-06

D E C I S I O N


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

Under automatic review is the Decision[1] dated September 21, 2006 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 02085 which affirmed with modification the Judgment[2] promulgated on June 3, 2003 by Branch 25 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Naga City convicting accused-appellant Marlon Barsaga Abella of the crime of rape, defined and penalized under Articles 266-A and 266-B of the Revised Penal Code, as amended, sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, ordering him to pay civil indemnity and damages, and further ordering him to acknowledge and support his offspring with...