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People of the Philippines vs. Edgar Balquedra

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. EDGAR BALQUEDRA, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 191192 | 2012-08-22

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

SERENO, J.: 

This is an appeal, via Notice of Appeal dated 11 August 2009,1 of the 31 July 2009 Decision2 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 03188, affirming the conviction of Edgar Balquedra (appellant) for raping AAA.3 He imputes error to the CA and the Regional Trial Court (RTC) for giving credence to the testimonies of AAA and the medical officer who examined her.4 

The antecedent facts are as follows: 

FACTS 

AAA, her sister BBB, and their brother regularly slept in their family's shanty located near their house.5 On 06 June 2005 at 9:30 p.m., only the two girls slept...