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Roberto Sierra y Caneda vs. People

ROBERT SIERRA y CANEDA, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 182941 | 2009-07-03

D E C I S I O N

BRION, J.:

Before us is the petition of Robert Sierra y Caneda (petitioner) for the review on certiorari[1] of the Decision[2] and Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals[4] (CA) that affirmed with modification his conviction for the crime of qualified rape rendered by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 159, Pasig City, in its decision of April 5, 2006.

THE ANTECEDENT FACTS

In August 2000, thirteen-year-old AAA[5] was playing with her friend BBB in the second floor of her family's house in Palatiw, Pasig. The petitioner arrived holding a knife and told AAA and BBB that he wanted to play with them. The petitioner then...