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People of the Philippines Vs. Christopher Rivera y Royo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff—Appellee, - versus - CHRISTOPHER RIVERA y ROYO, Accused—Appellant.

G.R. No. 200508 | 2013-09-04

THIRD DIVISION

DECISION

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an appeal from the June 23, 2011 Decision 1 of the Court of Appeals (CA), affirming the Judgment 2 handed down by the Regional Trial Court Branch 17, Manila (RTC), in Criminal Case No. 04—230720, finding the accused, Christopher Rivera y Royo (Rivera), guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape defined under Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code (RPC) and penalized under Article 266—B thereof. 

The Facts

On October 4, 2004, an Information for Rape under Article 266—A of the Revised Penal Code was filed against Rivera stating:

That on or about...