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People vs. Tanglao

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE; VS. RICARDO TANGLAO Y EGANA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 219963 | 2018-06-13

DECISION
 
MARTIRES, J.:
 
Accused-appellant Ricardo Tanglao y Egana appeals from the 15 September 2014 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA), Special Tenth Division, in CA-G.R. CR.-HC. No. 05567 affirming, with modification as to the award of damages, the 6 January 2012 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), XXX City, finding him guilty of Rape defined and penalized under Article (Art.) 266-A, paragraph (par.) 1(d) of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 8353.
 
THE FACTS

The accused-appellant was charged with violation of R.A. No. 8353,[3] in relation to R.A. No. 7610,[4] in an Information docketed as Crim. Case...