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People of the Philippines vs. Romeo Canare y Mendoza.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus ROMEO CANARE y MENDOZA, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 168444 (Formerly G.R. No. 150950) | 2006-12-13

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
GARCIA, J.: 
 
Under consideration is this appeal by Romeo Canare y Mendoza from the Decision[1] dated February 28, 2005 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00572, dismissing his earlier appeal from and affirming the July 6, 2001 decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasay City, Branch 110, which found him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Rape. 
 
Conformably with the Court's decision in People v. Melchor Cabalquinto,[3] the Court shall withhold the real name of the rape victim in this case and shall use fictitious initials instead...