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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DEMOCRITO PARAS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DEMOCRITO PARAS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 192912 | 2014-10-03

SPECIAL FIRST DIVISION
 
R E S O L U T I O N

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

The accused-appellant Democrito Paras was charged with one count of rape before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Toledo City, Branch 29, in Criminal Case No. TCS-2729, which crime was allegedly committed against AAA1 who was 17 years old at the time of the incident in March 1996.
 
After trial on the merits, the RTC rendered its Decision2 dated October 18, 2005, which found the accused-appellant guilty of the crime charged. The dispositive portion of the RTC judgment states:

WHEREFORE, all the foregoing considered, this Court finds the guilt of the accused ...