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People of the Philippines Vs. Leonito Amatorio

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus LEONITO AMATORIO, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 175837 | 2010-08-08

DECISION


PERALTA, J.:

This is an appeal from the August 29, 2006 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00964, which held appellant Leonito Amatorio (Amatorio) guilty of five counts of rape. The CA Decision affirmed with modification the January 28, 2005 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Calauag, Quezon, Branch 63, in Criminal Cases Nos. 2840-C up to 2844-C.

The accusatory portions of the separate Informations filed against Amatorio read:

Criminal Case No. 2840-C

That on or about the 27th day of July 1991, at Barangay XXX, in the Municipality of Guinayangan, Province of Quezon, Philippines and...