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People of the Philippines vs. Noel Dion

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. NOEL DION, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 181035 | 2011-07-04

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:


The accused-appellant challenges in this appeal the July 25, 2007 Decision [1] promulgated by the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 01161, which affirmed in toto the judgment [2] of conviction for two counts of Rape rendered against him by Branch 53 of the Pangasinan Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Criminal Case Nos. 4354-R and 4355-R.


Accused-appellant Noel Dion y Duque (Dion) was charged with two counts of rape in two separate criminal complaints filed directly before the RTC on June 19, 2001, which read:


The undersigned complainant under oath accuses NOEL DION y...