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People vs. Gomez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. BENEDICT*** GOMEZ y RAGUNDIAZ, Accused-Appellant. Present: SERENO, Chief Justice, CARPIO,* LEONARDO-DE CAS1RO, ** Acting Chairperson, DEL CASTILLO, and TIJAM,JJ.

G.R. No. 220892 | 2018-02-21

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
RESOLUTION
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
Before the Court is an appeal on the August 20, 2014 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 05742, which affirmed the July 9, 2012 Decision2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 225 of Quezon City, finding appellant Benedict Gomez y Ragundiaz (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of simple rape.
 
Factual Antecedents
 
In an Information dated January 24, 2007, appellant was charged with rape, defined under Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended by Republic Act No. 8353.3 The...