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People vs. Dela Rosa

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RUBEN DELA ROSA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 206419 | 2016-06-01

RESOLUTION
 
PEREZ, J.:
 
Before us for review is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in C.A. G.R. CR-H.C. No. 03818 dated 28 September 2012, which dismissed the appeal of appellant Ruben dela Rosa and affirmed with modifications the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Binangonan, Rizal, Branch 67, in Criminal Case No. 05-373, finding appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Qualified Rape.

In line with the ruling of this Court in People v. Cabalquinto,[3] the real name and identity of the rape victim, as well as the members of her immediate family, are not disclosed. The rape...