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People of the Philippines vs. Ernesto Mercado

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, vs. ERNESTO MERCADO, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 189847 | 2011-05-30

THIRD DIVISION

R E S O L U T I O N


BRION, J.:

We resolve in this Resolution the appeal from the July 14, 2009 decision [1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 03120. The CA affirmed with modification the decision [2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 32, Agoo, La Union, finding Ernesto Mercado (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of two (2) counts of rape, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua for each count.

AAA [3] is the fifth child of the appellant and BBB. Sometime in 2000, BBB (AAA's mother) and CCC (AAA's sister), went to Ambalite, Pugo, La Union. AAA,...