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People vs. Aquino et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. KAREN AQUINO Y GABRIEL @ MAMA CHED, REY ROSAL Y BOBIS* @ DADA REY, JEFFREY DELA CRUZ Y SANCHEZ @ JEFF AND ERICSON MARIANO Y PERALDAL @ NICOLE, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS

G.R. No. 263264 | 2023-07-31

D E C I S I O N
 
LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:
 
The Case
 
This Appeal seeks to reverse the Decision[1] dated May 5, 2022 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 13039 affirming the conviction of appellants Karen Aquino (Aquino), Rey Rosal (Rosal), Jeffrey Dela Cruz (Dela Cruz), and Ericson Mariano (Mariano) for qualified trafficking in persons under Section 4 of Republic Act No. 9208 or the "Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003," as amended by Republic Act No. 10364 or the "Expanded Anti-trafficking in Persons Act of 2012."
 
The Proceedings Before the Trial Court
 
The Charge
 
Aquino, Rosal,...