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People vs. De Guzman

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROMEO DE GUZMAN Y DE CASTRO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 228248 | 2017-08-09

R E S O L U T I O N
 
REYES, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the Decision[1]  of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated September 24, 2015 in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 06284, which affirmed with modifications the Decision[2]  dated June 17, 2013 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Las Piñas City, Branch 199, in Criminal Case Nos. 11-0539 and 11-0541 finding accused-appellant Romeo De Guzman De Castro (De Guzman) guilty of two counts of Qualified Rape under Article 266-A, in relation to Article 266-B, of the Revised Penal Code (RPC).[3]

Two sets of Information were filed against De Guzman in which he pleaded not guilty to...