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People of the Philippines Vs. Edgar Trayco y Masola

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus EDGAR TRAYCO y MASOLA, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 171313 | 2009-08-14

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

We review in this appeal the November 2, 2005 Decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00004,[1] affirming with modification the November 20, 2002 Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 73, Antipolo City.[2] The RTC Decision found accused-appellant Edgar Trayco y Masola (appellant) guilty of the crime of rape and sentenced him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

ANTECEDENT FACTS

The prosecution charged the appellant before the RTC with the crime of rape under an Information that states:

x x x

That on or about the 30th day of July, 1998, in the City of Antipolo,...