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People of the Philippines Vs. Rolando Bautista Iroy

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus ROLANDO BAUTISTA IROY, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 187743 | 2010-03-03

RESOLUTION


NACHURA, J.:

For final review by the Court is the trial court's conviction of appellant Rolando Bautista Iroy for qualified rape. In the December 15, 2008 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 02947, the appellate court affirmed with modification the June 22, 2007 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 69, Pasig City, in Criminal Case Nos. 128200-H and 128201-H.

Appellant, a widower and a fish ball vendor, rented a room in the house of prosecution witness Jojo Sarmiento (Sarmiento). Appellant lived there together with his daughter AAA and son BBB. At around 8:30 p.m. on May 31, 2004,...