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People of the Philippines Vs. Antonio Basallo y Asprec

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff -Appellee, vs. ANTONIO BASALLO y ASPREC, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 182457 | 2013-01-30


FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision1 dated May 11, 2007 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 02010, entitled People of the Philippines v. Antonio Basal/a y Asprec, which affirmed with modification the Decision2 dated April 5, 2004 and Order3 dated July 5, 2004 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Agoo, La Union, Branch 32 in Criminal Case No. A-3043. The trial court found appellant Antonio Basallo guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape under Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code, since the act complained of was committed prior to the amendment of Article 335 by...