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People of the Philippines Vs. Edmundo Vitero

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, VS EDMUNDO VITERO, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 175327 | 2013-04-03


FIRST DIVISION


DECISION

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

Before Us is the appeal from the Decision1 dated July 18, 2006 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 00070, affirming the Decision dated October 9, 20032 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 13, Ligao City,3 in Criminal Case Nos. 4242-47, -which found accused-appellant Edmundo Vitero guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of qualified rape as defined by Article 266-A, paragraph 1 (a), 4 in relation to Article 266- B, paragraph 5(1 )5 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Republic Act No. 8353. In lieu of the death penalty originally...