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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FRANCASIO DELFIN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FRANCASIO DELFIN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 190349 | 2014-12-10

SECOND DIVISION
 
R E S O L U T I O N

DEL CASTILLO, J.:

On appeal is the January 27, 2009 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00077, which affirmed with modification the Decision2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Naval, Biliran, Branch 16 by (1) finding appellant Francasio Delfin (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of simple rape instead of statutory rape in Criminal Case No. N-2130 and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and pay the victim “AAA”3 civil indemnity and moral damages at P75,000.00 each; and, (2) acquitting him of statutory...