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People vs. Agustin y Praggua

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JAYNARD AGUSTIN Y PARAGGUA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 247718 | 2021-03-03

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, C.J.:
 
Before the Court is an appeal from the September 26, 2017 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 08557, which affirmed with modifications the July 18, 2016 Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 4, Tuguegarao City in Criminal Case No. 13738, finding accused-appellant Jaynard Agustin y Paraggua (Agustin) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Rape with Homicide committed against AAA.[3]
 
The antecedent facts are as follows:
 
Agustin was indicted for the crime of Rape with Homicide in an Information,[4] dated November 3, 2010,...