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People Of The Philippines vs. Palmaria

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROMEL VALE Y PALMARIA,[1] ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 256253 | 2023-01-11

D E C I S I O N
 
KHO, JR., J.:
 
Before the Court is an ordinary appeal[2] filed by accused-appellant Romel Vale y Palmaria (Vale) assailing the Decision[3] dated February 24, 2020 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 11547, which affirmed with modifications the Decision[4] dated May 25, 2018 of the Regional Trial Court of xxxxxxxxxxx, Branch 63 (RTC) in Criminal Case No. 13-1924 convicting Vale of the crime of Rape under Article 266-A (1), in relation to Article 266-B, of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended.
 
The Facts

The case emanated from an Information charging Vale with the...