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People vs. Hidalgo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROBERTO HIDALGO, DON JUAN HIDALGO AND MICHAEL BOMBASI ALIAS "KABAYAN"(AT LARGE), ACCUSED, ROBERTO HIDALGO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 203313 | 2015-09-02

 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
PEREZ, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (Cebu City) dated 4 August 2011 in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00545, which affirmed with modifications the Amended Decision[2] dated 31 January 2003 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 7, Tacloban City in Criminal Cases No. 2000-06-363; No. 2000-06-364 and No. 2000-06-365 finding accused Roberto Hidalgo and Don Juan Hidalgo guilty of three (3) counts of simple rape in violation of Republic Act No. 8353 (R.A. No. 8353) or the "Anti-Rape Law of 1997."

On 28 April 2000, three (3) sets of Information were filed...