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People of the Philippines vs. Saturnino Villanueva

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus Saturnino Villanueva, Appeellant

G.R. No. 181829 | 2010-09-01

D E C I S I O N

DEL CASTILLO, J.:

On appeal is the November 5, 2007 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 02210 which affirmed with modification the November 28, 2003 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Tayug, Pangasinan, Branch 51. The CA found appellant Saturnino Villanueva guilty beyond reasonable doubt of three counts of qualified rape and sentenced him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay his victim the amounts of P75,000.00 as civil indemnity, P75,000.00 as moral damages, and P25,000.00 as exemplary damages, for each count.

Factual Antecedents:

On November 6, 2002, three...