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PEOPLE vs Roderick Legaspi

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RODERICK LEGASPI, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 137283 | 2003-02-17

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO-MORALES, J.:

Before this Court for automatic review is the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Tarlac, Branch 65, in Criminal Case No. 9643 convicting accused-appellant Roderick Legaspi of rape.

The Information dated August 18, 1997 charged accused-appellant as follows:

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That on or about the July 3, 1997 at around 8:00 o'clock in the evening, in the Municipality of Tarlac, Province of Tarlac and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused by means of force and violence did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously have carnal knowledge of complainant Cristina Castaneda,...