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People of the Philippines Vs. Ryan Frias y Galang a.k.a. "Tagadog"

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RYAN FRIASy GALANG a.k.a. "TAGADOG", Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 203068 | 2013-09-18

FIRST DIVISION

RESOLUTION

REYES, J.:

The Court resolves in this Resolution the appeal from the Decision1 dated January 30, 2012 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 04540. The CA affirmed with modification the Decision2 dated September 30, 2008 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila, Branch 48, in Crim. Case No. 05-236370, finding Ryan Frias y Galang (accused-appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the cnme of rape, as defined in Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code.

The Facts

The accused-appellant was charged in an Information for the crime of rape, docketed as Criminal Case No. 05-236370 before the RTC, allegedly...