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People of the Philippines Vs. Patricio Rayon, Sr.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, vs. PATRICIO RAYON, SR., Appellant.

G.R. No. 194236 | 2013-01-30




SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

This is an appeal from the July 27, 2010 decision1 of the Court of Appeals ( CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 00582-MIN at1irming in toto the November 19, 2007 judgment2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 19, Cagayan de Oro City. The RTC judgment found appellant Patricio Rayon, Sr. guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 1 O(a), Article VI of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7610 in Criminal Case No. 2006-174, and of qualified rape in Criminal Case No. 2006-175.

The prosecution charged the appellant with violation of Section 1 O(a), Article VI of R.A. No. 7610 and with qualified rape in two...