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PEOPLE Vs. Edmund M. Empleo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. EDMUND EMPLEO Y MAQUILAN, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 96009 | 1993-09-15

D E C I S I O N


REGALADO, J.:

In a complaint 1 filed by Elisa Cordova y Urdaneta, herein accused-appellant Edmund Empleo y Maquilan was charged with the crime of rape allegedly committed as follows:

"That on or about the 14th day of March, 1989, at about 8:20 P.M., in the City of Cebu, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the said accused, with deliberate intent, by the use of force upon the undersigned complainant, Elisa Cordova y Urdaneta, to wit: by grabbing her under a point of a gun, forced her to lie on the ground and forcibly tore her underwear, kiss (sic) and with the use of superior strength, did...