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PEOPLE Vs. Geronimo Goles

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GERONIMO GOLES, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 91513 | 1990-12-21

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

The conviction of the defendant-appellant Geronimo Goles for the rape of a 20-year old mental retardate is the subject of this appeal.

The facts of this case as found by the trial court are as follows

On October 11, 1987 at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the victim Jessie Sajol, a 20-year old mental retardate, while on her way to the house of Ernesto Paragsa, met the appellant along the road. The appellant took hold of the victim, dragged her away from the road brought her to a nearby grassy area and forced her to the ground. The appellant managed to pull down the victim's kneepants and underpants...