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Reyes vs. People

Esteban Donato Reyes vs. People of the Philippines

G.R. No. 232678 | 2019-07-03

DECISION
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari filed by petitioner Esteban Donato Reyes (Reyes) seeking to reverse and set aside the June 23, 2017 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 38609 which affirmed the March 3, 2016 Decision2 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 89, Quezon City (RTC), in Criminal Case No. Q-06-143139, finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Violation of Section 5(i) of Republic Act No. 9262 (R.A. No. 9262), otherwise known as the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act o/2004 (VAWC), committed against AAA.3
 
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