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People vs. Talmesa

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LORETO TALMESA* Y BAGAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT

G.R. No. 240421 | 2020-11-16

THIRD DIVISION
 

D E C I S I O N
 
 
INTING, J.:
 
This is an appeal[1] from the Decision[2] dated April 26, 2018 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01666-MIN. The assailed CA Decision affirmed the Decision[3] dated January 17, 2017 of Branch 26, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Surallah, South Cotabato finding Loreto Talmesa y Bagan (accused-appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Rape under paragraph 1, Article 266-A in relation to Article 266-B of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended by Republic Act No. (RA) 8353.[4]
 
The Antecedents
 
This case stemmed from an...