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People of the Philippines vs. Lagbo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RICARDO LAGBO a.k.a RICARDO LABONG y MENDOZA, Accused-Appellant. Present: VELASCO, JR., J, Chairperson, PERALTA, DEL CASTILLO,* PEREZ, and REYES, JJ.

G.R. No. 207535 | 2016-02-10

DECISION
 

PERALTA, J.:
 

Before the Court is an ordinary appeal filed by accused-appellant Ricardo Lagbo (Lagbo) assailing the Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA), dated June 15, 2012, in CA-GR. CR-I-IC No. 04060, which affirmed with modification the Decision2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of  Malabon  City, Branch 169, in Criminal Case Nos. 28711-MN, 28712-MN and 28713-MN, finding Lagbo guilty of three counts of qualified rape.
 

The antecedents are as follows:
 

The eldest of six (6) children, AAA3 was born on February 17, 1988, as evidenced by her certificate of live birth.4 She was 12 years old when her...