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People vs. Cruz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. LEONARDO CRUZ Y ROCO, APPELLANT

G.R. No. 205200 | 2016-09-21

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
PEREZ, J.:
 
At bench is an appeal[1] from the Decision[2] dated 24 January 2012 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 04473, which affirmed the conviction of herein (appellant) Leonardo Cruz y Roco for rape under Article 266-A (l)(a) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC).

The antecedents:

On 11 January 2006, a criminal information[3] for rape under Article 266-A (l)(a) of the RPC was filed against the appellant before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City. The information accused the appellant of having carnal knowledge...