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    The accused was charged with raping a 9-year old girl on three separate occasions while she was left alone in her apartment. A medical examination found no laceration to the girl's hymen, but the court held that a broken hymen is not required for a rape conviction. The court also rejected the accused's alibi defense, noting that alibis are inherently weak and require credible proof of physical impossibility to be believed. The accused was found guilty of rape.

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    The accused was charged with raping a 9-year old girl on three separate occasions while she was left alone in her apartment. A medical examination found no laceration to the girl's hymen, but the court held that a broken hymen is not required for a rape conviction. The court also rejected the accused's alibi defense, noting that alibis are inherently weak and require credible proof of physical impossibility to be believed. The accused was found guilty of rape.

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    The accused was charged with raping a 9-year old girl on three separate occasions while she was left alone in her apartment. A medical examination found no laceration to the girl's hymen, but the court held that a broken hymen is not required for a rape conviction. The court also rejected the accused's alibi defense, noting that alibis are inherently weak and require credible proof of physical impossibility to be believed. The accused was found guilty of rape.

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    PP v. Sanchez Case Digest

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    The accused was charged with raping a 9-year old girl on three separate occasions while she was left alone in her apartment. A medical examination found no laceration to the girl's hymen, but the court held that a broken hymen is not required for a rape conviction. The court also rejected the accused's alibi defense, noting that alibis are inherently weak and require credible proof of physical impossibility to be believed. The accused was found guilty of rape.

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    Myla Ruth N.

    Sara

    Pp. vs. Sanchez

    Facts:

    While Gladys, 9 -year old girl, was left alone in their apartment, the accused entered in her room and raped
    her. This was done by the accused three times. The accused was later arrested and taken to the police station.
    It was found out in the medico-legal report that there was absence of any laceration in the hymen. The
    accused raised the defense of alibi, contending that he was not there when the incident occurred.

    Issue: W/N accused is guilty of the crime charged

    Held:

    Yes. Even if there had been no lacerations of the hymen, it does not necessarily mean that there was no
    rape. A broken hymen is not an essential element of rape. The merest introduction of the male organ into the labia
    of pudendum is sufficient. The mere penetration of the penis by the entry thereof into the labis majora of the
    female organ, even without rupture of the hymen, suffices to warrant a conviction of rape.

    With regards to the degree of alibi of the accused, the court ruled that alibi is inherently a weak defense
    because it is to fabricate and difficult to disprove it. For alibi to be believed, credible and tangible proof of physical
    impossibility for the accused to be at the scene of the crime is indispensable.

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