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Valenton, Francis Angelo T.

Criminal Law 2

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People vs. Monteron (G.R. No. 157718 )

Facts: The plaintiff-appellee is the People of the Philippines. The accused-appellant is the
Marianito Monteron. In the case at bar, on March 7, 1996, at 12:10 p.m., while 15 year-old Mary
Ann Martenez was walking home a secluded portion of the road, she was hit on the head by a
slingshot. Suddenly she fell down unconscious. When she came into senses, she found herself
lying on the grass naked and tccused-appellant was lying on top of her. She struggled but
accused-appellant, who was stronger, restrained her. He placed his penis on top of her vagina,
which caused her to feel pain. She frantically grabbed his erect penis and pushed it away from
her. This caused accused-appellant to stand up in pain. Mary Ann ran towards the road while
putting on her clothes. The following morning, Mary Ann was brought to the City Health Office
of Davao City where she was examined by Dr. Ledesma. The latter found that Mary Anns hymen
was intact and had no laceration, but her labia minora was coaptated and her labia majora was
gaping. The appellant was charged with rape and found guilty thereof by the RTC.

Issue: Is the appellant guilty of rape.

Held: The Supreme Court said the material evidence would negate the commission of rape. As
corroborated by the examination by the Dr. Ledesma, it would negate the commission of the
crime of rape as punshibale by the herein appellant. However, it is without a doub that what was
committed was attempted rape. This is because the appellant has committed the overt acts of
rape, and that there was an intent to lie.

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