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People vs. Ladra

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DOMINADOR LADRA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 221443 | 2017-07-17

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
On appeal[1] is the Decision[2] dated June 30, 2015 rendered by the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01160-MIN, which affirmed the Joint Decision[3] dated February 6, 2013 of the Regional Trial Court of Cagayan de Oro City, Branch 22 (RTC) in FC Crim. Case Nos. 2008-426 and 2008-427 finding accused-appellant Dominador Ladra (accused­ appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Rape and Unjust Vexation.
 
The Facts

Private complainant AAA[4] was born on September 3, 1995[5] and the eldest of five (5) siblings. At the time material to these cases, she lived with her family in a...