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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BOBBY BELGAR, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BOBBY BELGAR, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 182794 | 2014-09-08

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

BERSAMIN, J.:

Circumstantial evidence, if sufficient and competent, may warrant the conviction of the accused of rape.

The Case
 
Accused Bobby Belgar appeals the decision promulgated on August 31, 2007 by the Court of Appeals (CA)1 affirming his conviction for rape by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 30, in San Jose, Camarines Sur, and imposing on him the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

Antecedents
 
On March 6, 2000, the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Camarines Sur filed an information charging Belgar with rape, thus:

That on or about the midnight of January 20, 2000 at x x x,...