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The People of the Philippines Vs. Romar Teodoro y Vallejo

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ROMAR TEODORO y VALLEJO, Accused-Appeellant

G.R. No. 172372 | 2009-12-04

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

We review in this appeal the January 19, 2006 decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00752,[1] affirming in toto the February 19, 2001 decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 3, Batangas City.[2] The RTC decision found appellant Romar Teodoro (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of two (2) counts of statutory rape, and sentenced him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua for each count.

ANTECEDENT FACTS

The prosecution charged the appellant before the RTC of the crime of rape under three separate Informations that read:

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