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People of the Philippines Vs. Alejandro Rellota y Tadeo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus ALEJANDRO RELLOTA Y TADEO, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 168103 [Formerly G.R. Nos. 155930-32] | 2010-08-03

DECISION


PERALTA, J.:

Youth and immaturity are generally badges of truth.[1]

For this Court's consideration is an appeal from the Decision[2] dated April 14, 2005 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. C.R.-H.C. No. 00117, affirming, with modification, the Decision[3] dated August 8, 2002 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Antipolo City, Branch 73, in Criminal Case Nos. 94-10812, 94-10813 and 94-10814, and finding appellant Alejandro T. Rellota, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of two (2) counts of consummated rape and one (1) count of attempted rape.

The antecedent facts are the following:

AAA,[4] the offended party, was born on...