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People vs. Reyes

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALFREDO REYES ALIAS "BOY REYES," ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 207946 | 2017-09-27

DECISION
 
MARTIRES, J.:
 
This is a Petition[1] taken pursuant to Section (Sec.) 2, Rule 125 in relation to Sec. 3, Rule 56 of the Rules of Court from the Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA), Twenty-Second Division, Cagayan de Oro City, in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 00779-MIN affirming, although with modification as to the award of damages, the 28 October 2009 Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 26, Surallah, South Cotabato, finding Alfredo Reyes, alias "Boy Reyes" (Reyes), guilty of Rape with Homicide.
 
THE FACTS

Reyes was charged before the RTC of Surallah, South Cotabato, with rape with...