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People vs. XXX [1]

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. XXX,[1] ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 248815 | 2022-03-23

D E C I S I O N
 
HERNANDO, J.:[*]
 
This appeal[2] seeks the reversal of the April 8, 2019 Decision[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 08573, which affirmed with modification the June 27, 2016 Decision[4] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of xxxxxxxxxxx,[5] Branch 130, in Criminal Case Nos. C-87527 and C-87528 finding accused-appellant XXX (accused-appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crimes of Qualified Trafficking in Persons and Rape.
 
The Factual Antecedents:
 
Accused-appellant was charged with two counts of Qualified Trafficking in Persons under Section 6(a), in...