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People vs. Lagangga y Dumpa

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOHNLIE LAGANGGA Y DUMPA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 207633 | 2015-12-09

 
D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated April 16, 2013 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 00940 which affirmed the January 7, 2011 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 34, Cabadbaran City, in Criminal Case No, 2004-45 finding appellant Johnlie Lagangga y Dumpa (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape.

On March 9, 2004, an Information for rape under paragraph 1(a), Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code was filed against appellant. The accusatory portion of said Information reads:
 
That on or about the 9th day of...