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People vs. Vañas

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. VICENTE VAÑAS Y BALDERAMA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 225511 | 2019-03-20

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO,** J.:
 
Vicente Vañas y Balderama (appellant) appeals the January 29, 2015 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 06215, which affirmed with modification the June 7, 2013 Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Ligao City, Albay, Branch 11, in Criminal Case Nos. 6072 and 6073. The RTC found appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape committed against "AAA"[3] under Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code (RPC) in Criminal Case No. 6072, and violation of Section 5 (b) of Republic Act No. (RA) 7610, also committed...