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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,</b> Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. BEN RUBIO y ACOSTA, Accused-Appeellant.

People of the Philippines vs. Ben Rubio y Acosta

G.R. No. 195239 | 2012-03-07



Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila


THIRD DIVISION


G.R. No. 195239               March 7, 2012


PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee,

vs.

BEN RUBIO y ACOSTA, Accused-Appellant.


D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:


The Case


This is an appeal from the July 26, 2010 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 03489, which affirmed in toto the June 30, 2008 Decision2 in Criminal Case No. 117310-H of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 261 in Pasig City. The RTC found accused Ben Rubio y Acosta (Rubio) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Rape.


The Facts


On January 6, 2006,...