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People of the Philippines Vs. Aurelio Matunhay

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus AURELIO MATUNHAY, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 178274 | 2010-03-05

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

This is an appeal from the June 7, 2006 decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 00166[1] affirming with modification the October 16, 2002 decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 51, Carmen, Bohol.[2] The RTC decision found appellant Aurelio Matunhay (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of six (6) counts of rape, and sentenced him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua for each count.

The prosecution charged the appellant with seven (7) counts of rape, to which the appellant pleaded not guilty. Joint trial on the merits took place with the parties' consent.

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