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People vs. Rebanuel

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANUEL REBANUEL Y NADERA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 208475 | 2016-06-08

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:
 
Before this Court is an automatic review of the August 30, 2012 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CEB-CR.-H.C. No. 00815, which affirmed with modification the July 9, 2007 Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 63, Bayawan City, Negros Oriental, in Criminal Case No. 212, finding appellant Manuel Rebanuel guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape under Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code and imposing the penalty of reclusion perpetua under Article 266-B of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Republic Act No. 8353.

The Information[3] dated January...