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People of the Philippines Vs. Joel Dioquino Y Garbin

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JOEL DIOQUINO Y GARBIN, Assused-Appellant

G.R. No. 191390 | 2014-04-02

FIRST DIVISION

 

DECISION


VILLARAMA, JR., J.:

 

On appeal is the October 15, 2009 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) which affirmed the June 18, 2007 Decision2 of the Regional Trial Court (R TC), Branch 5 5 of !rosin, Sorsogon, convicting appellant of seven counts of simple rape of 17- year-old minor ABC. 3


Appellant was charged with eight counts of rape allegedly committed as follows:

 

Criminal Case No. 1390


That on or about the 31 51 day of July, 1999, at barangay Gadgaron, municipality of Matnog, province of Sorsogon, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the...