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People vs. Molejon

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. BENITO MOLEJON, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 208091 | 2018-04-23

D E C I S I O N
 
TIJAM, J.:
 
Challenged in this appeal[1] is the Decision[2] dated April 24, 2013 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR. HC No. 00919-MIN, which affirmed with modification the Joint Decision[3] dated August 5, 2010 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 1 of Isabela, Basilan, convicting accused-appellant Benito Molejon of five counts of Qualified Rape under Art. 266-A of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended by Republic Act No. 8353 (R.A.) No. 8353,[4] in Criminal Case Nos. 3895-604, 3896-605, 3897-606, 3901-608, 3902-609; and 11 counts of acts of lasciviousness under Art. 336 of the...