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PEOPLE Vs. Danilo Andrade.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. DANILO ANDRADE, appellant.

G.R. No. 148902 | 2003-09-29

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

In rejecting the present appeal, this Court has carefully reviewed the records and found no reason to disturb the lower court's judgment convicting appellant.

The Case

Danilo Andrade appeals the April 16, 2001 Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Butuan City, Branch 4, in Criminal Case No. 7203, convicting him of rape. The dispositive portion of the assailed Decision reads as follows:

"WHEREFORE, in view of all the foregoing, the Court finds accused Danilo Andrade y Monter guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape provided in Article 335, paragraph 1 of the Revised Penal Code, as...