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People vs. De Vera

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. RONALDO DE VERA Y HOLDEM, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 230624 | 2019-06-06

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
On appeal is the September 13, 2016 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 07301, which affirmed with modification the November 26, 2014 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 65, Sorsogon City, in Criminal Case Nos. 09-1118, 09-1119, and 09-1121, convicting Ronaldo de Vera y Holdem (accused-appellant) of qualified rape and two counts of acts of lasciviousness.
 
Antecedent Facts
 
Three separate Informations were filed against the accused-appellant charging him with acts of lasciviousness and two counts of qualified rape, in relation to...