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People vs. Rodrigo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. RODRIGO "Rudy" OPELINA and MARY ROSE LEONES OPELINA, appellants.

G.R. No. 142751 | 2003-09-30

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO-MORALES, J.:

Appellants, spouses Rodrigo "Rudy" Opeliña and Mary Rose Leones Opeliña, having been found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 19, Cagayan de Oro City in a December 16, 1999 decision, they lodged the present appeal.

The inculpatory portion of the Information[1] dated April 20, 1998 charging appellants for the rape of their househelper Merrylin Rambuyon (Merrylin) reads as follows:

That on April 5, 1998, at about midnight, at Gemini Street, Phase I, Villa Ernesto Subdivision, Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this...