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People vs. Agalot

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOSEPH AGALOT Y RUBIO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 220884 | 2018-02-21

DECISION
 
MARTIRES, J.:
 
This resolves the appeal of accused-appellant Joseph Agalot y Rubio from the 13 July 2015 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA), Twenty-­Second Division, in CA G.R. CR-H.C. No. 01204-MIN which affirmed the 24 April 2013 Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 7, Dipolog City, in Criminal Case No. 11118 finding him guilty of Rape in relation to Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7610, as amended.
 
THE FACTS

Accused-appellant was charged with rape in relation to R.A. No. 7610 committed as follows:
 
That on April 7, 2002 at about 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon, at Sitio Bacanan,...