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People vs. Arguelles

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PO2 RHYAN CONCEPCION Y ARGUELLES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 249500 | 2021-12-06

D E C I S I O N
 
CARANDANG, J.:
 
This Court resolves an appeal from the Decision[1] dated June 25, 2019 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 10147. The Decision affirmed with modification the Decision[2] dated November 27, 2017 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City, Branch 158, which found Police Officer II (PO2) Rhyan Concepcion y Arguelles (accused-appellant) guilty of rape, as defined and penalized under paragraph 1(a) of Article 266-A and Article 266-B, respectively, of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended by Republic Act (R.A.) No. 8353, in Criminal Case No. 151134.
 
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