THIRD DIVISION
[G.R. No. 239086. February 12, 2020.]
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee,vs. MICHAEL ANGELO ULITIN a.k.a. "Lelok", defendant-appellant.
NOTICE
Sirs/Mesdames :
Please take notice that the Court, Third Division, issued a Resolution datedFebruary 12, 2020, which reads as follows:
"G.R. No. 239086 (PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee v. MICHAEL ANGELO ULITIN a.k.a. "Lelok," defendant-appellant). — The Court of Appeals elevated the records of this case to this Court on May 25, 2018 1 pursuant to its January 12, 2018 Resolution, 2 which gave due course to the Notice of Appeal 3 filed by accused-appellant Michael Angelo Ulitin, also known as "Lelok."
In its June 27, 2018 Resolution, 4 this Court noted the records of this case forwarded by the Court of Appeals and required the parties to file their respective supplemental briefs. HTcADC
In its October 17, 2018 and February 20, 2019 Resolution, this Court noted the separate manifestations filed by the Office of the Solicitor General 5 and accused-appellant, 6 stating that they would no longer file supplemental briefs and that the plaintiff-appellee would adopt its appellee's brief as its supplemental brief.
After an evaluation of the records of this case, this Court resolves to DISMISS the Appeal of accused-appellant for his failure to sufficiently show reversible error in the assailed Court of Appeals October 30, 2017 Decision 7 warranting the exercise of this Court's appellate jurisdiction.
WHEREFORE, the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the Court of Appeals are AFFIRMED. Accused-appellant Michael Angelo Ulitin a.k.a. "Lelok" is found GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of rape punished under Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code, and is sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua. He is also DIRECTED to pay the victim, AAA, P75,000.00 as moral damages, P75,000.00 as civil indemnity, and P75,000.00 as exemplary damages. 8 These amounts shall earn interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum from the date of finality of this Resolution until fully paid. 9
SO ORDERED."
Very truly yours,
(SGD.) MISAEL DOMINGO C. BATTUNG IIIDivision Clerk of Court
Footnotes
1.Rollo, p. 1.
2. CA rollo, p. 131.
3. CA rollo, pp. 121-122.
4.Rollo, pp. 20-21.
5.Id. at 15-18.
6.Id. at 26-28.
7.Id. at 2-14. The Decision dated October 30, 2017 was penned by Associate Justice Zenaida T. Galapate-Laguilles and concurred in by Associate Justices Magdangal M. De Leon and Franchito N. Diamante of the Fifth Division, Court of Appeals, Manila.
8.People v. Jugueta, 783 Phil. 806 (2016) [Per J. Peralta, En Banc].
9.Nacar v. Gallery Frames, 716 Phil. 267 (2013) [Per J. Peralta, En Banc].