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People vs. Grascilla

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, - versus - ELISTER BASMAYOR y GRASCILLA,[1] Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 182791 | 2009-02-10

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:
 
On appeal is the Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01132 dated 21 December 2007 which affirmed with modifications the Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City, Branch 261, in Criminal Cases Nos. 122127-H and 122128-H, dismissing the first case for statutory rape against appellant Elister Basmayor due to insufficiency of evidence, while finding him guilty of statutory rape on the second charge committed against AAA.[4]  The Court of Appeals found appellant guilty of Qualified Rape and imposed on him the penalty of Reclusion...