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People vs. Garin

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee vs. ROMEO GARIN y OSORIO, Accused-Appellant Present: SERENO, Chief Justice, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO,* Acting Chairperson, DEL CASTILLO, REYES, ** and TIJAM,JJ.

G.R. No. 222654 | 2018-02-21

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
RESOLUTION
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
This is an appeal filed by appellant Romeo Garin y Osorio from the December 4, 2015 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01223-MIN, affirming with modification the April 20, 2013 Judgment2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Butuan City, Branch 1, in Criminal Case No. 14892, finding the appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of rape through sexual assault in relation to Republic Act (RA) No. 7610.
 
The Factual Antecedents
 
Appellant was charged under the following Information:
 
That at more or...