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People of the Philippines Vs. Mario Castro

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MARIO CASTRO, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 172874 | 2008-12-17

DECISION


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

On appeal is the decision[1] dated February 15, 2006 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00126 which affirmed in toto an earlier decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court of Pasig City, Branch 162 in Criminal Case No. 117506-H, finding accused-appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Rape and imposing upon him the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

Consistent with our decision in People v. Cabalquinto,[3] the real name of the rape victim in this case is withheld and instead, fictitious initials are used to represent her. Also, the personal circumstances of the victim or any...