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Awas vs. People

VIRGILIO LABANDRIA AWAS, PETITIONER, V. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 203114 | 2017-06-28

D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
Under review is the decision promulgated on May 8, 2012,[1] whereby the Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed with modification the decision rendered on February 4, 2011 by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 172, in Valenzuela City finding the petitioner guilty of acts of lasciviousness under Article 336 of the Revised Penal Code in relation to Section 5(b), Article III of Republic Act No. 7610.[2]
 
The information charged the petitioner with rape through sexual abuse, alleging as follows:
 
That on or about January 24, 2010 in Valenzuela City, Metro Manila and within the jurisdiction of...