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People vs. Manson

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. MARLON MANSON y RESULTAY, Accused-Appellant. Present: VELASCO, JR., J., Chairperson, PERALTA, PEREZ, MENDOZA,* and REYES,JJ.

G.R. No. 215341 | 2016-11-28

Republic of the Philippiness
Supreme Court
Manila
 
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
DECISION

PERALTA, J.:

This case seeks to reverse and set aside the Decision 1 dated October 13, 2014 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 05340. The CA upheld the Decision2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Baguio City, Branch IV, dated September 29, 2010 in Criminal Case No. 26824-R, which found accused-appellant Marlon Manson y Resultay guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of statutory rape.

An Information was filed charging Manson of raping AAA, 3 which reads:
 
That on or about the 10th day of December 2006, in the City of Baguio,...