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People vs. Basa

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANUEL BASA, JR., A.K.A. "JUN," ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 237349 | 2019-02-27

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
For consideration of the Court is the appeal of the Decision[1] dated September 28, 2017 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 08164 which affirmed with modification the Decision[2] dated July 27, 2015 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Parañaque City, Branch 194, finding Manuel Basa, Jr., a.k.a. "Jun," guilty beyond reasonable doubt of rape under Article 266-A, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), in relation to Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7610.

The antecedent facts are as follows:

In two (2) separate...