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The People of the Phil. Vs. Domingo Hapin Y Jazo

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus DOMINGO HAPIN y JAZO, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 175782 | 2007-08-24

D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.:

On automatic review is the Decision[1] promulgated by the Court of Appeals, affirming the Regional Trial Court's (RTC) judgment[2] in Criminal Case No. 2002-5649 finding Domingo Hapin y Jazo (appellant) guilty of rape.

Appellant was charged with the crime of rape in an Information which reads:

That on the 13th day of April 2002, at more or less 8:00 o'clock in the evening at [XXX],[3] Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused motivated with lust by means of force and intimidation while armed with a bladed weapon did then and there willfully, unlawfully, and...