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People vs. Villanueva

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. ANTHONY VILLANUEVA, MELVIN TUPAZ AND RUEL REGNER, ACCUSED, ANTHONY VILLANUEVA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 211082 | 2017-12-13

D E C I S I O N
 
TIJAM, J.:
 
This is an appeal[1] from the Decision[2] dated July 31, 2013 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CEB CR-HC No. 01296 affirming with modification the Decision[3] dated May 27, 2008 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Tacloban City, Branch 6, in Criminal Cases Nos. 97-01-63/97-01-64/97-01-66, which found Anthony Villanueva (accused-appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape under Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code (RPC).
 
The Antecedents
 
In three separate Informations, accused-appellant, and his co-accused Melvin Tupaz (Melvin), Ruel Regner (Regner),...