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PEOPLE vs Jose Dedace

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOSE DEDACE, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 132551 | 2000-03-22

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

Rape is consummated when the penis touches, no matter how slightly, the victim's sexual organ. Full or complete penetration is not necessary. In this case, we affirm appellant's conviction, because the victim credibly testified that the appellant's organ "touched" hers, and the medical report showed lacerations in her hymen and abrasions in her external genitalia.

The Case

Jose Dedace appeals the October 30, 1997 Decision1 [Rollo, pp. 16-22. It was penned by Judge Abraham B. Apostol.] of the Regional Trial Court of Hilongos, Leyte, Branch 18, in Criminal Case No. H-630, in which he was convicted of rape....