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People vs. Vibar

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MAURICIO CABAJAR VIBAR, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 215790 | 2018-03-12

D E C I S I O N
 
MARTIRES, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the 14 March 2014 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 05989, which affirmed the 12 December 2012 Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 40, Daet, Camarines Norte (RTC), in Criminal Case No. 12249, finding accused-appellant Mauricio Cabajar Vibar (Vibar) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Rape defined and penalized under Article 266-B(l) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC).
 
THE FACTS

In an Information dated 23 December 2004, Vibar was charged with the Crime of Rape committed against his very own daughter, AAA[3]. The...