Back

People of the philippines Vs. Democrito Paras

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DEMOCRITO PARAS, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 192912 | 2014-06-04

FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:
 
The Court resolves the appeal of the accused-appellant Democrito Paras from the Decision1 dated February 2, 2010 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CEB CR.-H.C. No. 00465. The appellate court affirmed the Decision2 dated October 18, 2005 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Toledo City, Branch 29, in Criminal Case No. TCS-2729, which found the accused-appellant guilty of the crime of rape.

The prosecution charged the accused-appellant of committing rape against AAA, 3 a 17-year old girl, allegedly committed as follows:
 
That at noon in March 1996 or...