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PEOPLE vs. Isagani Ibanga

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ISAGANI IBANGA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-39502 | 1983-09-24

D E C I S I O N


FERNANDO, J.:

There is relevance to this excerpt in People v. Imbo 1 in the disposition of this appeal from a conviction for the crime of rape: "The difficulty, recognized and acknowledged, in the decision-making process where the prosecution is for rape, arises from the fact that usually only the participants can testify as to the alleged sexual abuse. The accused may deny such an occurrence, put up the defense that he was somewhere else, or allege the consent on the part of the complainant. The court then is left with no choice but to exert the utmost effort to determine the likelihoood that a sexual act did take place...