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People vs. Tulagan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. SALVADOR TULAGAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 227363 | 2019-03-12

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated August 17, 2015 in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 06679, which affirmed the Joint Decision[2] dated February 10, 2014 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of San Carlos City in Criminal Case Nos. SCC-6210 and SCC-6211, finding accused-appellant Salvador Tulagan (Tulagan) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crimes of sexual assault and statutory rape as defined and penalized under Article 266-A, paragraphs 2 and 1(d) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), respectively, in relation to Article 266-B.
 
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