REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

COURT OF AP P E ALS
Manila

Third Divisio n
Joseph Toyoh y Fedelis

Accused-Appellant

- versus - C R-HC. No . 1 8 1 3 0 M
For: RAPE

PE OPLE OF T HE PHILIPPINE S,

P ri n Brande e Fe d e l i s

-P l ai n t i ff-Ap p e l l e e -

BRIEF FOR AP P ELANT

Ac c us ed-Appell ant, by c o un sel, an d to th i s Ho n orable Co ur t

res p ec tful l y fi l es h i s bri ef fo r th e ap p el l an t

PREFATOR' STATEMENT

An o bv i o us v i o l ati o n an d d i s reg ard o f th e ri g h t to d ue p ro c es s

was c o mmi tted ag ai n s t th e d efen d an t- Ap p el l an t i n th i s c as e.

th e Ho n o rable Co urt in its d ecisio n d ated o n Oct 6 2023 fin d

fo r th e p l ai n ti ff-Ap p el l ee bas ed o n mere al l eg ati o n s n o t s up p o rted
b y e v i d e n c e s u f f i c i e n t t o d r a w a c o n cl us io n s o a s t o c o m p l y w i t h
s ec . 14, Arti c l e VIII o f th e c o n s ti tuti o n .

Th e H o n o r a b l e S u p r e m e C o u r t o n t h i s p r e m i s e
m a d e p ro n o un c emen t i n a c as e bro ug h t fo rth , th us :

“ T h e c o u r t f i n d s o c c a s i o n t o r e m i n d
c o u r t s a n d q u a s i - j u d i c i a l b o d i e s t h a t “ [ a ]
decision should fait hfully comply wit h sect io n
14, A r t i c l e VIII o f t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n w h i c h
p r o v id es t h at n o d ec isio n sh all b e r en d er ed b y