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PEOPLE vs Roberto San Juan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROBERTO SAN JUAN, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 130969 | 2000-02-29

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

Crucial in any prosecution for rape is the credibility of the complaining witness for that alone is sufficient to convict the accused.1 [People v. Fundano, G. R. No. 124737, 26 June 1998, 291 SCRA 356.] It is therefore with extreme caution that this Court examines the veracity of the testimony of the complaining witness in the light of human nature and experience.

Roberto San Juan was charged before the Regional Trial Court of Talavera, Nueva Ecija with rape for having carnal knowledge of Rowena Morla while poking a bladed instrument at her neck; with violence and intimidation in other words.2...