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People of the Philippines vs. Jerusalem Esteban y Ballesteros

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JERUSALEM ESTEBAN y BALLESTEROS, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 200920 | 2014-06-09

FIRST DIVISION
 
RESOLUTION

REYES, J.:
 
On appeal is the Decision1 dated July 29, 2011 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 03909, which affirmed with modification the Decision2 dated April 14, 2009 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Camiling, Tarlac, Branch 68, in Criminal Case No. 03-55, finding Jerusalem Esteban y Ballesteros (Esteban) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the felony of Rape, as defined in Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended.
 
Antecedent Facts

Esteban was charged for the felony of rape, in an information, which reads:
 
“That on...