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People vs. Galuga

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RENATO GALUGA Y WAD-AS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 221428 | 2019-02-13

D E C I S I O N
 
HERNANDO, J:
 
Challenged in this appeal is the Decision dated June 9, 2015[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 05592, which affirmed with modification the Decision[2] dated November 15, 2011 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 19 of Cauayan City, Isabela, in Criminal Case No. 19-1972, finding accused-appellant Renato Galuga y Wad-as guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape committed against AAA.[3]

Accused-appellant was charged before the RTC with violating Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7659, and further amended by R.A....