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The People of the Phil. Vs. Jayson Tuazon Y Olia

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JAYSON TUAZON Y OLIA, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 168102 | 2008-08-22

D E C I S I O N


AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

Before the Court on automatic review is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated April 14, 2005 in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00047 which affirmed, with modification, an earlier decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City, Branch 163, in Criminal Case No. 120458-H, finding appellant Jayson Tuazon y Olia guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of Reclusion Perpetua.

Consistent with the Court's decision in People v. Cabalquinto,[2] the real name of the rape victim in this case is withheld and, instead, fictitious initials are used...