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Virgilio Santos vs PEOPLE

VIRGILIO SANTOS, petitioner, vs. THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondent.

G.R. No. 147615 | 2003-01-20

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

Before us is a Petition for Review of the Court of Appeals[1] Decision dated October 19, 2000, in CA-G.R. CR No. 18994, which found the accused, Virgilio Santos, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Attempted Rape.

On November 22, 1988, Transuelo de Jesus filed with the Regional Trial Court of Malolos, Bulacan a Criminal Complaint against Virgilio Santos, charging him with Attempted Rape committed as follows:

"That on or about the 10th day of May, 1987, in the municipality of Hagonoy, province of Bulacan, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused did...