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People of the Philippines Vs. Ignacio Poras

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus IGNACIO PORAS, Accused-Appeellant

G.R. No. 177747 | 2010-02-16

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

We resolve in this Decision the appeal from the November 8, 2006 decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 00905.[1] The CA affirmed the January 12, 2004 decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 222, Quezon City,[2] finding appellant Ignacio Poras (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape and sentencing him to reclusion perpetua.

THE CASE

The prosecution charged the appellant before the RTC with the crime of rape under an amended Information[3] that reads:

That on or about the 27th day of November 1994 in Quezon City, Philippines, the said accused did then...