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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. YOON CHANG WOOK, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. YOON CHANG WOOK, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 178199 | 2009-10-05

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
VELASCO JR., J.:
 
This is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated October 31, 2006 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 01942, affirming the April 24, 2000 Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 259 in Parañaque City. The RTC adjudged Yoon Chang Wook guilty beyond reasonable doubt of rape.

In two (2) separate informations filed before the Parañaque City RTC, docketed as Criminal Case Nos. 98-824 and 98-825, Yoon Chang Wook (Yoon) and four (4) John Does were charged with the crime of rape and robbery, allegedly committed as follows:
 
CRIMINAL CASE No....