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People of the Philippines vs. Marcial Bayrante y Boaquina

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff -Appellee, vs. MARCIAL BAYRANTE Y BOAQUINA, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 188978 | 2012-06-13

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

  

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

  

This is an appeal from the Court of Appeals’ Decision[1] dated November 11, 2008 in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 02778, entitled People of the Philippines v. Marcial Bayrante y Boaquina, which affirmed with modification the Joint Judgment[2] dated February 7, 2007 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pili, Camarines Sur, Branch 31 in Criminal Case Nos. P-3286 & P-3287.  The trial court found appellant Marcial Bayrante y Boaquina guilty beyond reasonable doubt of two (2) counts of the crime of Rape as defined and penalized under...