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People of the Philippines vs. Edgardo O. Ogarte

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee,vs.EDGARDO OGARTE y OCOB, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 182690 | 2011-05-30

FIRST DIVISION


D E C I S I O N


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:


Accused-appellant Edgardo Ogarte y Ocob (Ogarte) is now before Us on review after the Court of Appeals, in its Decision [1] dated November 20, 2007, in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 00100, affirmed with modification the March 9, 2000 Decision [2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), 9th Judicial Region, Branch 28, Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte, in Criminal Case Nos. L-0043 and L-0044, wherein Ogarte was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of two counts of Rape, qualified by relationship and age, as defined and penalized under Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code and was sentenced...