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People vs. Niebres

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. RICO NIEBRES Y REGINALDO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 230975 | 2017-12-04

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Before the Court is an ordinary appeal[1] filed by accused-appellant Rico Niebres y Reginaldo (Niebres) assailing the Decision[2] dated August 17, 2015 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 06374, which affirmed with modification the Judgment[3] dated June 28, 2013 of the Regional Trial Court of Cadlan, Pili, Camarines Sur, Branch 31 (RTC) in Crim. Case No. P-4532, and found Niebres guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Qualified Rape, as defined and penalized under Article 266-A, in relation to Article 266-B, of the Revised Penal Code (RPC).
 
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