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People of the Philippines Vs. Nelson Palma y Hangad

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus NELSON PALMA y HANGAD, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 189279 | 2010-03-09

RESOLUTION


NACHURA, J.:

On appeal is the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision[1] dated June 25, 2009, in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 03299, affirming the Regional Trial Court[2] (RTC) Decision[3] dated October 17, 2007, finding appellant Nelson Palma y Hangad guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Robbery with Rape.

The case stemmed from the following facts:

On December 7, 2004, at approximately 7:00 in the evening, AAA, while walking along the C-5 Bridge in Bagong Ilog, Pasig City, noticed that a man had followed her after she passed the talipapa. Suddenly, the man placed his arm over her shoulder, poked a sharp object on the left side of her body, then...