Back

People of the Philippines Vs. Bernesto Dela Cruz @

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. BERNESTO DE LA CRUZ @ BERNING, Accus9d-Appellant.

G.R. No. 183091 | 2013-06-19

FIRST DIVISION

DECISION 

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.: 

Before tpis Court is an appeal of the December 28, 2007 Decision 1 of the Court o( Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-I-I.C. No. 019732 affirming with modification the July 5, 2003 Judgment of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 61, Gumaca, Quezon in Crim. Case No. 6852-G, entitled People of the Philippines v. Bernesto de Ia Cruz @ Berning finding appellant Bemesto de Ia Cruz guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape with homicide. 

On March 19, 2001, an information for the crime of rape with homicide was filed against appellant, to wit:

That on or about the 27th day of May...