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PEOPLE vs Roger Medoza

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ROGER MENDOZA y DELA CRUZ, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 180501 | 2008-12-24

D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision dated June 29, 2007 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00651, modifying the Decision dated October 27, 2004 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 276 in Muntinlupa City in Criminal Case No. 00-410. The RTC adjudged accused-appellant Roger Mendoza guilty of rape.

The Facts

On April 28, 2000, accused-appellant was charged with rape in an Information which reads as follows:

That on or about the 25th day of April 2000, in the city of Muntinlupa, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, with lewd...