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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLANT-APPELLEE, VS. JULIO MANALILI, ACCUSED-APPELANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLANT-APPELLEE, VS. JULIO MANALILI, ACCUSED-APPELANT.

G.R. No. 184598 | 2009-07-23

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:
 
For review is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals dated 13 November 2007, which affirmed with modification the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Palayan City Nueva Ecija, Brnach 40, finding accused-appellant Julio Manalili (Julio) guilty on four counts of Rape, in relation to Republic Act No. 7610, otherwise known as the "Special Protection of Children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act, as amended."

On 19 June 2003, Julio was charged before the RTC with four (4) counts of Rape, in relation to Republic Act No. 7610,...