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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALBERTO BUBAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALBERTO BUBAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 172710 | 2009-10-09

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:
 
Before the Court for automatic review is the decision[1] dated August 31, 2005 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00893 which affirmed, with modification, an earlier decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Irosin, Sorsogon, Branch 55, in Criminal Case Nos. 1185, 1186, 1187 and 1188, finding herein accused-appellant Alberto Buban guilty beyond reasonable doubt of four counts of rape[3] committed against AAA,[4] and sentenced him to suffer the penalty of Reclusion Perpetua on each count of rape, to pay the...