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Miranda vs. People

AlEJANDRO C. MIRANDA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 232192 | 2020-06-22

THIRD DIVISION
 

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
The accused's failure to object to the legality of their arrest or to the absence of a preliminary investigation, before entering their plea, will not negate their conviction when it is duly proven by the prosecution.

This Court resolves the Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] seeking to reverse and set aside the Court of Appeals' Decision[2] and Resolution,[3] which affirmed Alejandro C. Miranda's (Miranda) conviction for rape through sexual assault under Article 266-A(2) of the Revised Penal Code, as amended, inflation to Republic Act No. 7610.

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