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People vs. Quinto

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MICHAEL QUINTO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 246460 | 2020-06-08

FIRST DIVISION
 

DECISION
 
REYES, J. JR., J.:
 
Under consideration is the appeal filed by accused-appellant Michael Quinto (accused-appellant), seeking the reversal of the Decision[1] dated October 24, 2018 rendered by the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 09732, which affirmed the Regional Trial Court's (RTC's) Decision[2] convicting the accused-appellant of the crime of Rape against the private complainant, AAA,[3] with modifying circumstance of use of bladed weapon to commit the felony.
 
The Antecedents

An Amended Information was filed indicting the accused-appellant for Rape under Article...