'Appellee’s Brief Essay\r'

'Accused-appellant Pedro Sarmiento y Tordecilla in concert with co-accused Timeo Yhaap y Palparan and Antonio Olanne y Bergdugo was charged before the regional Trial Court, 12th Judicial Regional ramification 15, Quezon City of robbery with rape. The case was docketed as crook Case No. 123456. The accusatory portion reads: â€Å"That on or ab tabu February 14, 2006, in Quezon City, Philippines, and within the legal power of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, armed with a knife, and throttle, conspiring and confederating together, inversely aiding and assisting with one another, forced open the red Toyota Corrola eggshell No.\r\nApple laptop computer, black Nokia N91 cellphone, rhomb engagement ring, green Lacoste handbag, and cash, altogether estimated to be expenditure P150,000. 00, each belonging to and taken against the will of say all to the latter’s damage and injustice; that on the occasion of means of force and intimidation, did wherefore and t here willfully and feloniously, have carnal intimacy of the said.\r\nUpon existence arraigned all the accused including accused-appellant Sarmiento pleaded not flagitious to the crime charged. The prosecution established the guilt of all the accused beyond reasonable doubt by presenting as evidence the testimony of the victim herself.\r\nShe got out of the car to survey the damage when suddenly tether men, two of which where armed, grabbed her, forced her car open and took her personalized belongings inside the said car. Thereafter the all the perpetrators removed their mask one of them pointed a gun at her, took her to a nearby grassy knowledge domain then and there forcibly raped her at gunpoint. She was able to identify Timeo Yhapp as the rapist and the accused-appellant Pedro Sarmiento as the one holding the knife and was jeering when she was being raped.\r\n'