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People vs. Bangsoy

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALEXANDER "SANDER" BANGSOY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 204047 | 2016-01-13

D E C I S I O N
 
BRION, J.:
 
We decide the appeal, filed by accused-appellant Alexander Bangsoy (appellant), from the January 17, 2012 decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR.- H.C. No. 04808. The appealed decision affirmed the August 16, 2010 Joint Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 4, Baguio City, finding the appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of two (2) counts of statutory rape,[3] and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua without eligibility for parole in each count.
 
The RTC Ruling

In its August 16, 2010 decision, the RTC found the appellant guilty beyond...