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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ARSENIO D. MISA III, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ARSENIO D. MISA III, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 212336 | 2015-07-15

THIRD DIVISION
 
DECISION

VILLARAMA, JR., J.:

Before us is an appeal[1] from the September 30, 2013 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 00781 finding appellant Arsenio D. Misa III guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of simple rape. Appellant was originally found guilty of statutory rape by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 14, Cebu City in its September 18, 2007 Decision[3] in Crim. Case No. CBU-72202.
 
On January 14, 2005, the City Prosecutor filed the following Information[4] for rape in relation to Republic Act (RA) No. 7610 against appellant Arsenio D. Misa III:

That on or about the 18th day...