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People of the Philippines vs. Melecio De Los Santos, Jr.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee,vs.MELECIO DE LOS SANTOS, JR., Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 186499 | 2012-03-21

FIRST DIVISION


D E C I S I O N

 

 

LEONARDO – DE CASTRO, J.:

 

          In this appeal, the accused-appellant Melecio de los Santos, Jr. seeks the reversal of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals dated August 31, 2007 in CA-G.R. CEB CR.-H.C. No. 00394, which affirmed the Decision[2] dated March 3, 2005 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cebu City, Branch 7, in Criminal Case Nos. CBU-51855 and CBU-51856.  The trial court imposed the penalty of reclusion perpetua upon the accused-appellant after finding him guilty of one count of rape.

 

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