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People of the Philippines Vs. Jayson Cruz y Tecson

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JAYSON CRUZy TECSON, Accused-Appellant,

G.R. No. 194234 | 2014-06-18

FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION

REYES, J.:
 
This resolves the appeal of accused-appellant Jayson Cruz y Tecson (Cruz) from the Decision1 dated March 24, 2010 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 03154, affirming with modification the Judgment2 dated August 21, 2007 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City, Branch 94, in Criminal Case No. Q-03-118062, convicting Cruz of the crime of Rape.
 
Cruz was accused of rape by his neighbor, AAA,3 a 15-year-old minor, with the facts as recounted by the CA:
 
In an information filed on June 11, 2003, Cruz was charged with the crime of...