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People vs. Lastrollo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DANDITO LASTROLLO y DOE, Accused-Appellant. Present: SERENO, C.J., Chairperson, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, BERSAMIN, PERLAS-BERNABE, and CAGUIOA, JJ.

G.R. No. 212631 | 2016-11-07

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIST DIVISION
 
DECISION

CAGUIOA, J.:

On appeal is the October 17, 2013 Decision 1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 05449, which affirmed with modification the January 5, 2012 Judgment2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 34, Iriga City, in Criminal Case No. IR-6782, finding appellant Dandito Lastrollo y Doe (Dandito) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.
 
The Facts

On July 22, 2004, an Information was filed charging Dandito of the crime of rape defined and penalized by Article 335 of...