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People of the Philippines Vs. Noel T. Laurino

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,Plaintiff-Appellee, versus NOEL T. LAURINO, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 199264 | 2012-10-24

FIRST DIVISION


R E S O L U T I O N

REYES, J.:

This is an appeal filed by accused-appellant Noel T. Laurino (Laurino) from the Decision1 dated1 August 18, 2011 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 00786-MIN. The CA Decision affirmed the Decision2 dated August 28, 2009 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Inimo, Misamis Oriental, Branch 44 finding Laurino guilty beyond reasonable doubt of two (2) counts of qualified rape.

Factual Background

Laurino was accused of raping his niece, AAA,3 then a 17-year old minor, in two (2) separate informations filed with the RTC. When arraigned, he entered a plea of "not guilty."...