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People of the Philippines Vs. Abel Diaz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ABEL DIAZ, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 200882 | 2013-06-13

FIRST DIVISION 

DECISION 

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO,.J.:

This an appeal from the Decision 1 dated March 31, 20 11 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 03691 denying the appeal of the accused-appellant Abel Diaz and affirming the Decision2 dated November 12, 2008 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Tarlac City, Branch 65 in Criminal Case No. 12650, which found the accused-appellant guilty of the crime of rape. 

The Information filed against the accused-appellant in the trial court reads: 

That on March 30, 2003 at around 3:00 o'clock [sic] in the morning at Tarlac City, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable...