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People vs. Mayola

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee vs. JESUS MAYOLA y PICAR, Accused-Appellant. Present: VELASCO, JR., J., Chairperson, BRION,* PERALTA, PEREZ, and REYES,JJ.

G.R. No. 214470 | 2016-12-07

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
This is an appeal of the Decision 1 dated May 21, 2014 of the Court of Appeals (CA) dismissing appellant Jesus Mayola y Picar's appeal and affirming the Decision2 dated September 11, 2009 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 55, Alaminos City, Pangasinan in Criminal Case No. 4 758-A for the crime of qualified rape as defined and penalized under Article 266-A (1) (a) in relation to Article 266-B (1) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended by Republic Act (R.A.) No. 8353.
 
The facts follow.
 
Appellant is the...