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People vs. Bustamante y Aliganga 697 SCRA 411

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff -Appellee, vs. ROMEO BUSTAMANTE LI GANGA, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 189836 | 2013-06-05

FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION 
 
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.: 
 
For our review is this appeal from the Decision 1 dated July 31, 2009 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-B.C. No. 03102, entitled the Philippines v. Romeo Bustamante y Aliganga, which affirmed the Judgment2 dated November 28, 2007 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Tuguegarao City, Branch 3 in Criminal Case No. 7406. The trial court found appellant Romeo Bustamante y Aliganga guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape as defined and penalized under Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code, considering that the offense was committed before the effectivity...