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People of the Philippines Vs. Roger Ugos

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ROGER UGOS, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 181633 | 2008-09-12

D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:

Before us is an appeal from the October 25, 2007 Decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00310-MIN entitled People of the Philippines v. Roger Ugos y Lanzo alias "Dodong." The CA affirmed the February 8, 2000 Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 15 in Davao City in Criminal Case No. 39413-97, finding accused-appellant Roger Ugos guilty of raping his stepdaughter and sentencing him to reclusion perpetua.

The Facts

On August 11, 1997, accused-appellant was charged with rape under an Information which reads:

That on or about August 7, 1997, in the City of Davao,...