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PEOPLE vs Henry de Guzman

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. HENRY DE GUZMAN y PASCUAL, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 124368 | 2000-06-08

D E C I S I O N

KAPUNAN, J.:

Time and again, this Court has condemned in no unequivocal terms the bestial acts of rape perpetrated against women. Though our laws have imposed stiffer penalties, the influx of rape cases has not waned. The case before us now is no different.

This is an appeal from the decision1 [Penned by Hon. Christopher O. Lock.] of the Regional Trial Court of Cavite City, Branch 88, finding the accused-appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Rape in violation of Art. 335 of the Revised Penal Code.2 [Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Section 11 of Republic Act No. 7659, which defines...