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PEOPLE Vs. Ricky Sueta

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RICKY SUETA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 94549 | 1993-08-09

D E C I S I O N


REGALADO, J.:

Persistent in his avowals of innocence, accused-appellant Ricky Sueta seeks the reversal of his conviction by Branch 19 of the Regional Trial Court of Roxas City for the crime of rape in Criminal Case No. C-3070 thereof. Deplorably, that conviction also stands as a societal indictment, for the unfortunate victim, Goldie Ruth T. Fuentes, was only five years of age at the time.

The sworn complaint initiated by the girl's grandmother and guardian, Fedelina A. Tan, and the corresponding information signed by Assistant City Prosecutor Victor C. Posadas, both of which were filed before the said trial court on...