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PEOPLE v. RENE ALMANZOR Y ROXAS

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	GR No. 175275 2008-02-19	EMILIO CAMPOS v. PEOPLE YNARES-SATIAGO, J.
In determining the innocence or guilt of the accused in rape cases, the courts are guided by three well-entrenched principles: (1) an accusation of rape can be made with facility and while the accusation is difficult to prove, it is even more difficult for the accused, though innocent, to disprove; (2) considering that in the nature of things, only two persons are usually involved in the crime of rape, the testimony of the complainant should be scrutinized with great caution; and (3) the evidence for the prosecution must stand or fall on its own merits and cannot be allowed to draw strength from the weakness of the evidence for the defense.[8] The credibility of the complainant is, therefore, of vital importance, for in view of the peculiar nature of rape, conviction or acquittal of the accused depends almost entirely upon the word of the private complainant.[9]
	GR NO. 173858 2007-07-17	ERNESTO GARCES v. PEOPLE YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.
Pacursa, however, could not be convicted of the crime of forcible abduction with rape because the crime committed was only simple rape. Forcible abduction is absorbed in the crime of rape if the real objective of the accused is to rape the victim.[18] Based on the evidence presented, the accused intended to rape the victim when he took her to the tobacco barn. Hence, forcible abduction is absorbed in the crime of rape.[19]
	GR No. 137597 2003-10-24	PEOPLE v. JASON S. NAVARRO CARPIO MORALES, J.
Assuming arguendo that, as appellant claimed, he was not able to have sexual intercourse with the victim because his penis was flaccid the whole time due to fatigue, not to mention the fact that the cramped space in the vehicle made it difficult to accomplish the same,[28] appellants just the same cannot go scot free, for it is settled that even the slightest contact of the penis with the labia under the circumstances enumerated under Art. 266-A of the Revised Penal Code constitutes rape.[29] A flaccid penis can do as much damage as an erect one - at least insofar as the crime of rape is concerned.[30] And that it may be uncomfortable and difficult to commit rape inside a vehicle does not render the commission thereof improbable.[31]
	GR No. 121637 2003-04-30	PEOPLE v. RONETO DEGAMO CALLEJO, SR., J.
Further, in reviewing rape cases, the Court is guided by the following principles: (1) an accusation of rape can be made with facility; it is difficult to prove but even more difficult for the person accused, although innocent, to disprove it; (2) in view of the intrinsic nature of the crime of rape which usually involves only two persons, the testimony of the complainant must be scrutinized with extreme caution; and (3) the evidence for the prosecution must stand or fall on its own merits, and cannot be allowed to draw strength from the weakness of the evidence for defense.[9] The credibility of the complainant is, therefore, of vital importance, for in view of the peculiar nature of rape, conviction or acquittal of the accused depends almost entirely upon the word of the private complainant.[10]