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People vs. XXX

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. XXX,* ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 233661 | 2019-11-06

D E C I S I O N
 
ZALAMEDA, J.:
 
This is an appeal filed by accused-appellant XXX (accused-appellant) seeking to reverse and set aside the Decision[1] dated 21 March 2017 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 08147, which affirmed with modifications[2] the Amended Decision[3] dated 26 November 2015 rendered by Branch 5, Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Lemery, Batangas, finding him guilty of four (4) counts of lascivious conduct, as defined in Republic Act (RA) 7610, and one (1) count of rape.[4]
 
Antecedents

Separate Informations were filed against accused-appellant, the accusatory portions of which...