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People of the Phil. Vs. Ariel Jacob Y Zunega

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ARIEL JACOB y ZU?EGA, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 177151 | 2008-08-22

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

This is an appeal from the September 21, 2006 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01372 affirming the January 13, 2003 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 38, Daet, Camarines Norte. The RTC decision found the appellant Ariel Jacob y Zuñega (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape and sentenced him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

ANTECEDENT FACTS

The prosecution charged the appellant before the RTC with the crime of rape under an Information that states:

That on or about 1:00 in the afternoon of August 7, 2000 at...