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PEOPLE Vs. Jerry Rejano

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JERRY REJANO, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 105669-70 | 1994-10-18

D E C I S I O N


PUNO, J.:

Appellant JERRY REJANO, convicted 1 for twice raping a girl not yet in her teens, turns to us for exculpation. His efforts are in vain.

On June 19, 1991, two separate criminal complaints were filed with the RTC of Malolos, Bulacan, against appellant by complainant MARISTELA F. SANTIAGO, assisted by her mother DIVINA SANTIAGO. He was accused of committing two rapes ---- On August, 1990 and December, 1990 ---- as follows:

"That sometime in the month of August (December), 1990, in the municipality of Hagonoy, province of Bulacan, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named...