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People vs.Batalla

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JORDAN BATALLA Y AQUINO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 234323 | 2019-01-07

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
On appeal is the May 31, 2017 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 08314 which affirmed the Decision[2] dated February 26, 2016 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Camiling, Tarlac, Branch 68, finding appellant Jordan Batalla y Aquino guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape committed against AAA, a 14-year-old minor.[3]

The antecedent facts are as follows.

On September 12, 2011, an Information was filed against Batalla for the crime of rape under Article 266-A, paragraph 1(a) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), in relation to Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7610, the...