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People vs. Taguilid

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee,vs.JULIUS TAGUILID y BACOLOD, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 181544 | 2012-04-11

FIRST DIVISION
D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
For resolution is the final appeal of Julius Taguilid y Bacolod from his conviction for rape by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 106, in Quezon City on April 21, 2006,[1] which the Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed through its decision promulgated on August 16, 2007.[2]
 
Antecedents
 
Taguilid was charged in the RTC with rape in relation to Republic Act No. 7610 (Special Protection of Children against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act) under the following information, to wit:
 
That on or about the 29th day of May, 2002, in Quezon...