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People of the Philippines Vs. Elias Buenvinoto y Paglinawan G.R. No. 207990. June 9, 2014

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ELIAS BUENVINOTO y PAGLINAWAN, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 207990 | 2014-06-09

FIRST DIVISION

 

RESOLUTION

 

REYES,J.:

 

For review1 is the Decision2 rendered by the Court of Appeals (CA) on June 1, 2012 in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 04156 affirming in toto the Judgment3 dated August 25, 2009 by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of San Jose, Camarines Sur, Branch 30 convicting Elias Buenvinoto y Paglinawan (accused-appellant) for four counts of Rape committed against AAA,4 a 13-year-old girl. For each count of rape, the RTC imposed on the accused-appellant the penalty of reclusion perpetua and awarded to AAA P75,000.00 as civil indemnity, P50,000.00 as moral damages and P25,000.00...