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PEOPLE vs Bobby Agunos

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BOBBY AGUNOS, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 130961 | 1999-10-13

D E C I S I O N


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

When a woman says she has been raped, she says in effect all that is necessary to show that she has been raped and her testimony alone is sufficient if it satisfies the exacting standard of credibility needed to convict the accused.

Accused-appellant Bobby Agunos assails the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Echague, Isabela, Branch 24, finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape committed against Maricris B. Reyes, the dispositive portion of which reads as follows:

WHEREFORE, finding the accused Bobby Agunos guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape for which he...