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PEOPLE Vs. Eleuterio J. Raptus

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ELEUTERIO RAPTUS y JERAY, accused-appellant. The Solicitor General for plaintiff-appellee. Public Attorney's Office for accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 92169-70 | 1991-06-19

D E C I S I O N


REGALADO, J.:

Accused-appellant was charged before the Regional Trial Court of Caloocan City by private complainant Arlene Cabe, a minor eleven (11) years of age, in two separate complaints for the crime of rape. Accused allegedly had carnal knowledge of private complainant against her will on two separate occasions. 1

The trial court, after joint trial, found the appellant guilty as charged and sentenced him in its consolidated decision of August 18, 1989, as follows:

"WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing, this Court finds the accused ELEUTERIO RAPTUS y JERAY guilty beyond reasonable doubt of having committed rape as...