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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JUANITO APATTAD,Accused-Appeellant.

People of the Philippines vs. Juanito APeopleattad.

G.R. No. 193188 | 2011-08-10



Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila


THIRD DIVISION


G.R. No. 193188               August 10, 2011


PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee,

vs.

JUANITO APATTAD,Accused-Appellant.


D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:


The Case


This is an appeal from the August 28, 2009 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 03173, which affirmed, with modification, an earlier Decision2 in Criminal Case Nos. 10172-10175 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 4 in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. The RTC found accused Juanito Apattad guilty beyond reasonable doubt of three (3) counts of rape.


The Facts


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