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People of the Phil. vs. Marcelino Paredes Y Algara

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MARCELINO PAREDES y ALGARA, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 176154 | 2007-10-05

D E C I S I O N
 

GARCIA, J.:

Assailed and sought to be reversed and set aside in this appeal by accused-appellant Marcelino Paredes y Algara, assisted by the Public Attorneys' Office, is the decision[1] dated May 30, 2006 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00366, affirming an earlier decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Calamba City, Branch 34, in Criminal Case No. 11761-B, which adjudged appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape and sentenced him to reclusion perpetua with moral and exemplary damages and civil indemnity.

Conformably with our decision in People v. Cabalquinto,[3] and...