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People of the Philippines Vs. Roberto Garcia y Padiernos

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ROBERTO GARCIA y PADIERNOS, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 206095 | 2013-11-25

THIRD DIVISION

DECISION

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an appeal from the August 1, 2012 Decision 1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 04814, which affirmed with modification the March 22, 2010 Decision2 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 68, Binangonan, Rizal (RTC), in Criminal Case No. 05-012, finding accused Roberto Garcia y Padiemos (Garcia) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Qualified Rape committed against AAA. 3

Garcia was charged with Qualified Rape in the Information,4 dated November 18, 2004, the accusatory portion of which reads:

That in or about and during the month of May, 2004, in the Municipality of...