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People v. Ballacillo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GERALD BALLACILLO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 201106 | 2016-08-03

DECISION
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
Before this Court is an appeal filed by accused-appellant Gerald Ballacillo (Ballacillo) assailing the June 30, 2011 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR.-HC No. 03648, which affirmed with modification the Decision[2] dated August 7, 2008 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Bangued, Abra, Branch 2, in Criminal Cases No. 1999-419, 2000-21, 2000-22, 2000-23.

The accused Gerald Ballacillo was charged with the crime of rape in four (4) separate Informations, viz.:
 
Criminal Case No. 1999-419

That on the 14th day of April 1999, at 3:30 o'clock p.m., at Sitio...