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People of the Philippines Vs. Romulo Garcia y Maceda

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ROMULO GARCIA y MACEDA, Accused-Appeellant

G.R. No. 177740 | 2010-04-05

DECISION


VILLARAMA, JR., J.:

On appeal is the Decision[1] dated July 26, 2006 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 02170, which affirmed with modification the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Mandaluyong City, Branch 213, in Criminal Case No. MC-00-107-H, convicting and sentencing appellant Romulo Garcia y Maceda to reclusion perpetua for the crime of rape.

On March 27, 2000, an Information[3] for rape was filed against appellant which reads as follows:

That on or about the 6th day of January 2000, in the City of Mandaluyong, Philippines, a place within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the...