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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. VICENTE PUBLICO Y AMODIA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. VICENTE PUBLICO Y AMODIA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 183569 | 2011-04-13

THIRD DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

SERENO, J.:
 
This is a review of the Decision of the Court of Appeals (CA), Cebu City, in CA-G.R. CEB-CR.-H.C. No. 00290, [1] which affirmed the Judgment of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Ormoc City, Branch 35, in Criminal Case Nos. 5521-0 and 5522-0 [2]  finding accused-appellant Vicente Publico y Amodia guilty beyond reasonable doubt of rape and attempted rape.
 
The facts of these cases, culled from the records, are as follows:
 
Criminal Case No. 5521-0
 
On the evening of 21 February 1999, AAA, the twelve-year-old daughter of accused-appellant, was in their house. After AAA put her...