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PEOPLE Vs. John Lloyd S. Sarol

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOHN LLOYD SAROL y SAGANDOY, accused-appellant. The Solicitor General for plaintiff-appellee. William F. Clover for accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 75506 | 1991-06-19

D E C I S I O N


FELICIANO, J.:

On 30 June 1983, pursuant to a sworn complaint filed by Judith Reyes and her father Marcelino A. Reyes, the Provincial Fiscal of Kalinga-Apayao filed an information charging John (or "Johnny") Lloyd Sarol of the crime of rape. The information read as follows:

"That on or about 9:00 in the evening of April 18, 1983 along the road at Poblacion, Tabuk, Kalinga-Apayao and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused armed with a knife, with force and intimidation, while walking with the victim on the road, and at a dark portion, he immediately took hold of the victim and pulled her...