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People vs. Balisog

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CHARLIE BALISONG, Accused-Appellant. Present: VELASCO, JR., J., Chairperson, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO,* PERALTA, PEREZ, and REYES, JJ.

G.R. No. 218086 | 2016-08-10

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
Before the Court is an appeal from the Decision1 dated October 17, 2014 of the Court Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 06252, which affirmed the Decision2 dated January 21, 2013 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 45, Masbate City, in Criminal Case No. 14968 for rape with homicide.
 
The antecedent facts are as follows:
 
In an Information3 dated September 5, 2011, accused-appellant Charlie Balisong was charged with the special complex crime of rape with homicide, committed by wilfully, unlawfully, and...