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People of the Philippines Vs. Jofer Tablang

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JOFER TABLANG, Accused-Appeellant

G.R. No. 174859 | 2009-10-30

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

We review in this appeal the July 19, 2006 decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA G.R. CR-HC No. 00428, affirming in toto the April 21, 2004 decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 33, Guimba, Nueva Ecija. The RTC decision found appellant Jofer Tablang (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape, and sentenced him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

ANTECEDENT FACTS

The prosecution charged the appellant before the RTC with the crime of rape under an Information that reads:

x x x

That on or about the 21st day of March 1997 in the evening, at Barangay...