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People vs. Cubay [DECISION]

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DANTE CUBAY Y UGSALAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 224597 | 2019-07-29

D E C I S I O N
 
LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:
 
The Case

This appeal[1] seeks to reverse and set aside the Decision[2] dated November 24, 2015 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01145-MIN, which affirmed the trial court's verdict of conviction[3] against accused-appellant Dante Cubay y Ugsalan for forty-four (44) counts of rape. Its dispositive portion reads:
 
WHEREFORE, the appeal is DENIED. The Joint Judgment dated 30 January 2013 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, Branch 11 in Criminal Case Nos. 08-05-3536 to 08-05-3579 finding accused-appellant Dante Cubay guilty beyond...