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People of the Philippines Vs. Roel Vergara y Clavero

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ROEL VERGARAy CLAVERO, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 199226 | 2014-01-15

FIRST DIVISION

DECISION

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

On appeal is the Decision 1 dated March 31, 2011 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 03772, which affirmed in toto the Decision2 dated November 26, 2008 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 17, Cavite City, in Criminal Case No. 297-04, finding accusedappellant Roel Clavero Vergara guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of simple statutory rape.

Consistent with the ruling in People v. Cabalquinto3 and People v. Guillermo,4 the Court withholds the real names of the private offended party
and her immediate family members, as well as such other personal circumstances or any...