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People vs. Ejercito

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FRANCISCO EJERCITO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 229861 | 2018-07-02

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Assailed in this ordinary appeal[1] is the Decision[2] dated October 28, 2016 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CEB CR. HC. No. 01656, which affirmed the Decision[3] dated April 8, 2013 of the Regional Trial Court of xxxxxxxxxxx,[4] Branch 60 (RTC) in Crim. Case No. CEB-BRL-1300 finding accused-appellant Francisco Ejercito (Ejercito) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Rape defined and penalized under Article 266-A, in relation to Article 266-B, of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended by Republic Act No. (RA) 8353,[5] otherwise known as...