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People vs. Gozo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. VENERANDO GOZO Y VELASQUEZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT

G.R. No. 225605 | 2018-07-23

 
D E C I S I O N
 
MARTIRES, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the 18 June 2015 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 06585, which affirmed with modification the 29 November 2013 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), in Criminal Case No. 146571 finding accused-appellant Venerando Gozo Velasquez (Gozo) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Statutory Rape.
 
THE FACTS

In an Information dated 2 November 2011, Gozo was charged with the crime of statutory rape committed against AAA.[3] The accusatory portion of the information reads:
 
That on or...