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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,</b> Appellee, vs. FELIPE NACHOR y OMAYAN, Appeellant.

People of the Philippines vs. Felipe Nachor y Omayan

G.R. No. 177779 | 2010-12-14



Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila


EN BANC


G.R. No. 177779               December 14, 2010


PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee,

vs.

FELIPE NACHOR y OMAYAN, Appellant.


D E C I S I O N


DEL CASTILLO, J.:


"[W]hen the offended parties are young and immature girls [aged 12 to16], courts are inclined to lend credence to their version of what transpired, considering not only their relative vulnerability but also the shame and embarrassment to which they would be exposed by the trial if the matter about which they testified is not true."1


The Charge


For review is the Decision2 dated June 16, 2006 of...