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PEOPLE Vs. Alexander B. Soan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ALEXANDER SOAN Y BELARMINO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 112087 | 1995-04-21

D E C I S I O N


PUNO, J.:

Appellant was charged with and convicted for the revolting act of raping his daughter's ten-year old 1 playmate. He now comes before this Court seeking exculpation on grounds of reasonable doubt.

On February 10, 1992, private complainant MA. ESTHER U. TOQUILAR executed a Complaint 2 against appellant ALEXANDER BELARMINO SOAN, accusing him of rape. The preliminary investigation yielded probable cause against appellant, and he was accordingly charged in an Information, dated March 9, 1992, as follows:

"That on or about December 14, 1991, in the Municipality of Biñan, Province of Laguna, Republic of the...