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PEOPLE vs Jaime Ibay y Ducusin

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JAIME IBAY y DUCUSIN accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 132690 | 1999-08-10

D E C I S I O N


PANGANIBAN, J.:

The resolution of rape cases hinges on the credibility of the victim. If her testimony does not meet the test of credibility or clearly establish the identity of the accused as the perpetrator of the crime, the acquittal of the latter is inevitable.

The Case

On December 9, 1996, Razel Cordero charged Jaime D. Ibay with rape in a sworn Complaint1 [RTC Records, p. 1.] which reads as follows:

"That on or about the 5th day of October 1996, in the Municipality of Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, by means of force and...