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People vs. Monsanto

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. REYNOLD MONSANTO Y FAMILARAN/PAMILARAN,[*] ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 241247 | 2019-03-20

D E C I S I O N
 
J. REYES, JR., J.:
 
This is an appeal[1] from the Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated January 31, 2018 in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 08986, which upheld the Decision[3] dated November 15, 2016 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila, Branch 5, finding Reynold Monsanto y Familaran/Pamilaran (accused-appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of child trafficking.
 
Accused-appellant was charged under three separate Informations in the following manner:
 
Criminal Case No. 14-304088
For: Violation of Section 5 (a-1) of R.A. No. 7610
[4]
 
That in or about and/or for sometime during the...