Back

People of the Philippines Vs. Jessie Dacallos y Modina

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus JESSIE DACALLOS y MODINA, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 189807 | 2010-07-05

RESOLUTION


NACHURA, J.:

For review is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 03485, which affirmed the decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 48, Manila City, finding appellant Jessie M. Dacallos guilty of rape under Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code.

The accused was charged in an Information which reads:

That on or about July 15, 2002, in the City of x x x, the said accused [Dacallos], being then the common-law husband of complainant's mother, by means of force, violence and intimidation, to wit: by then and there threatening to kill said AAA should she refuse, removing her panty and...