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People of the Philippines vs. Pedro G. Banig

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, vs. PEDRO BANIG, Appellant.

G.R. No. 177137 | 2012-08-23

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

DEL CASTILLO, J.: 

Weddings are joyous occasions wherein we witness the love and union between a man and a woman. In this case, instead of love, the victim witnessed man's bestiality when during the pre-nuptial dance, herein appellant forcibly had carnal knowledge of her. Worse, appellant used a knife to bring his victim into submission. 

On appeal is the Decision1 dated November 13, 2006 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 02439, which affirmed with modification the Decision2 dated July 17, 2000 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 31, Cabarroguis, Quirino in Criminal Case...