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People vs. Udang

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. BIENVINIDO UDANG, SR. Y SEVILLA,[1] ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 210161 | 2018-01-10

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
A single act may give rise to multiple offenses. Thus, charging an accused with rape, under the Revised Penal Code, and with sexual abuse, under Republic Act No. 7610, in case the offended party is a child 12 years old and above, will not violate the right of the accused against double jeopardy.
 
This resolves an appeal from the October 9, 2013 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 01032 affirming the conviction of accused-appellant, Bienvinido Udang, Sr. y Sevilla (Udang), for two (2) counts of rape defined under Article 266-A, paragraph 1 of the Revised Penal Code.[3]...