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PO3 Benito Sombilon, Jr. Vs. People of the Philippines

PO3 BENITO SOMBILON, JR., Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 175528 | 2009-09-30

D E C I S I O N


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

This resolves the petition for review which seeks to annul and set aside the following rulings of the Court of Appeals (CA) in C.A. C.R. No. 27729: a) the Decision[1] dated July 28, 2005 which affirmed with modification the decision[2] dated May 13, 2003 of the Regional Trial Court of Davao City (RTC), convicting petitioner of acts of lasciviousness; and b) the Resolution[3] dated September 22, 2006 denying petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration of the aforesaid Decision.

The facts found during trial, as succinctly stated by the CA, are as follows:

The facts found during the trial reveal that...