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People vs. Gante

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOSEPH MANLOLO Y GANTE, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 227841 | 2020-08-19

FIRST DIVISION
 
 
D E C I S I O N
 
REYES, J. JR., J.:
 
Before us is an appeal assailing the Decision[1] dated May 17, 2016 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 07134, which affirmed in toto the Decision[2] dated July 21, 2014 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 81, Romblon, Romblon, convicting appellant Joseph Manlolo y Gante (Manlolo) of the crime of rape in Criminal Case No. 2975.
 
 
Factual Antecedents

Manlolo was charged with the crime of rape, as penalized under Article 266-A, paragraph (par.) l(d) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended by Republic Act (R.A.) No. 8353,...