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People of the Philippines Vs. Manuel Aguilar

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MANUEL AGUILAR, Accused-Appeellant

G.R. No. 185206 | 2010-08-25

DECISION


PEREZ, J.:

We review in this appeal the 12 December 2007 decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR- H.C. No. 00154, partially affirming the 22 April 2002 decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 31, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. The CA decision found appellant Manuel Aguilar (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Simple Rape and sentenced him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

In line with the ruling of this Court in People v. Cabalquinto,[2] the real name and identity of the rape victim, as well as the members of her immediate family, are not disclosed. Instead, the rape...