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People vs. Monroyo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. NORIETO MONROYO Y MAHAGUAY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 223708 | 2017-06-28

DECISION
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Before the Court is an ordinary appeal[1] filed by accused-appellant Norieto Monroyo y Mahaguay (Monroyo) assailing the Decision[2] dated May 27, 2015 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 06078, which affirmed the Joint Decision[3] in Crim. Case Nos. C-04-7785, C-04- 7786 and C-04-7787 and the Decision[4] in Crim. Case No. C-04-7788 both dated November 16, 2011 of the Regional Trial Court of Oriental Mindoro, Branch 40 (RTC), finding Monroyo guilty beyond reasonable doubt of three (3) counts of Acts of Lasciviousness and one (1) count of Rape under the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as...