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People of the Philippines vs. Marcelo Perez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. MARCELO PEREZ, Defendant-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 191265 | 2011-09-14

D E C I S I O N

PEREZ, J.:

The subject of this appeal is the Decision1 of the Court of Appeals dated 8 July 2009 in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 02978 affirming the Decision2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Fifth Judicial Region, Branch 8, Legazpi City in Criminal Case No. 8182 finding appellant Marcelo Perez guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape.
Appellant was charged in an Information for Rape allegedly committed as follows:
That on or about the 30th day of June, 1998, at more or less 4:00 o'clock in the morning, at [XXX],3 Municipality of [XXX], Province of Albay, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court,...