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PEOPLE vs Leonardo S. Pascual

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. LEONARDO S. PASCUAL, appellant.

G.R. Nos. 144495-96 | 2002-03-12

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

The testimony of a rape victim, if credible and convincing, may be the sole basis of a judgment of conviction. Furthermore, the exact date and time of the commission of the crime need not be alleged in the information.

The Case

Leonardo S. Pascual appeals the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Laoag City (Branch 16) dated June 30, 2000, in Criminal Cases Nos. 8384-16 and 8395-16, convicting him of two (2) counts of rape. The dispositive portion of the assailed judgment reads as follows:

"WHEREFORE, after meticulously weighing the evidence presented by the prosecution and the defense, the...