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People vs. Mendoza

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LEO MENDOZA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 214349 | 2016-04-20

DECISION
 
PEREZ, J.:
 
On appeal is the June 27, 2014 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01048-MIN which affirmed with modification the April 16, 2012 Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Davao City, Branch 12, finding appellant Leo Mendoza guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape defined and penalized under Articles 266-A and 266-B of the Revised Penal Code.[3]
 
The Antecedents

The appellant was charged in an Information[4] dated May 31, 2005, whose accusatory portion reads as follows:
 
"That on or about December 3, 2004, in the City of Davao, Philippines...