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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. Molina

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FERNANDO MOLINA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-30191 | 1973-10-27

D E C I S I O N

FERNANDO, J:
From a rape conviction, the accused, Fernando Molina, elevated the case to us. There was no denial of the sexual act having been committed, but he would impress on us that the element of force had not been shown. Consequently, he would have us reverse, there being an insistence on his part that his version of the occurrence was the more credible. At the very least then, he could and does rely on the constitutional presumption of innocence 1 to overcome which there must be proof beyond reasonable doubt. A careful reading of the evidence, however, yields more than enough support for sustaining the decision of...