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People vs. De Guzman

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. FERDINAND DE GUZMAN Y BUHAY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 234190 | 2018-10-01

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Before the Court is an ordinary appeal[1] filed by accused-appellant Ferdinand De Guzman y Buhay (Ferdinand) assailing the Decision[2] dated June 29, 2017 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 08332, which affirmed with modifications the Decision[3] dated September 15, 2015 of the Regional Trial Court of Antipolo City, Branch 72 (RTC) in Crim. Case Nos. 05-29405 and 05-29406 convicting him of two (2) counts of Statutory Rape, defined and penalized under Article 266-A (1) (d) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC).
 
The Facts
 
On March 2, 2005 two (2)...