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People vs. Rubillar

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RUPERTO RUBILLAR, JR. Y GABERON, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 224631 | 2017-08-23

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Before the Court is an ordinary appeal[1] filed by accused-appellant Ruperto Rubillar, Jr. y Gaberon (Rubillar) assailing the Decision[2] dated August 24, 2015 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01219-MIN, which affirmed the Judgment[3] dated June 22, 2012 of the Regional Trial Court of Davao City, Branch 11 (RTC) in Crim. Case No. 61,680-07 finding Rubillar guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Rape under the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended by Republic Act No. (RA) 8353,[4] otherwise known as the "Anti-Rape Law of 1997."
 
The Facts

The instant...