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ople of the Philippines Vs. Remeias Begino y Grajo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus REMEIAS BEGINO y GRAJO, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 181246 | 2009-03-20

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated 18 September 2007 of the Court of Appeals which affirmed the Decision[2] dated 13 December 2005 of the Regional Trial Court of Labo, Camarines Norte, Branch 64, (RTC-Branch 64) finding appellant Remeias Begino y Grajo (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape, with modification reducing the penalty of death to reclusion perpetua.

The Facts

Appellant was formally charged on 29 January 1999 in an Information which reads, as follows:

That sometime in the early afternoon of August 2, 1994 in Sitio WWW, Barangay XXX, YYY, ZZZ,...