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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PAUL ALIPIO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PAUL ALIPIO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 185285 | 2009-10-05

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
VELASCO JR., J.:
 
The Case

On appeal is the June 10, 2008 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 02354 that affirmed the April 21, 2006 Decision[2] in Criminal Case No. 01-427 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 65 in Sorsogon City. The RTC found accused-appellant Paul Alipio guilty of rape and imposed upon him the penalty of reclusion perpetua.
 
The Facts

An Information filed with the RTC charged Paul with one count of rape allegedly committed as follows:
 
That sometime in the month of June, 2000 at Sitio Liman, Barangay San Francisco,...