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People of the Philippines Vs. Romeo Bandin

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus ROMEO BANDIN,Appeellant.

G.R. No. 176531 | 2009-04-24

D E C I S I O N


CORONA, J.:

For review is the September 23, 2005 decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 00152. It affirmed with modification the August 29, 2000 decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cagayan de Oro City, Branch 18 in Criminal Case No. 93-1761 which found appellant Romeo Bandin guilty of the crime of rape[3] and sentenced him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

The complaint read:

That on or about May 21, 1993, at 12.30 P.M., more or less, at Tagpangi, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-mentioned accused, with force...