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People vs. Arcega y Siguenza [DECISION]

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. DOMINGO ARCEGA Y SIGUENZA, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 237489 | 2020-08-27

FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
PERALTA, C.J.:
 
Before us is a petition for review on certiorari filed by the People of the Philippines, through the Office of the Solicitor General, which seeks to reverse and set aside the Decision[1] dated August 7, 2017 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 38800, which modified respondent's conviction for attempted rape to acts of lasciviousness. Also assailed is the CA Resolution[2] dated February 12, 2018 which denied petitioner's motion for reconsideration.

In an Information[3] dated June 29, 2010, respondent Domingo Arcega y Siguenza was charged in the...