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People of the Philippines Vs. Ricardo Santos

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus RICARDO SANTOS, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 171452 | 2008-10-17

D E C I S I O N

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

Before the Court is an appeal from the July 26, 2005 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA), affirming the July 31, 2001 Decision[2] and April 12, 2002 Order[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 76, Rizal, which convicted Ricardo Santos (appellant) of the crime of qualified rape; and the December 15, 2005 CA Resolution,[4] denying appellant's motion for reconsideration.

Based on the sworn statements[5] executed on February 1, 2000 by private complainant AAA[6] and her mother BBB,[7] an Information was filed with the RTC, charging appellant for rape -- as defined and penalized under Article...