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PEOPLE vs Clemente Ulpindo

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CLEMENTE ULPINDO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 115983 | 1996-04-12

PADILLA, J.:


This is an appeal from the judgment of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Tagudin, Ilocos Sur, Branch 25 1 which convicted herein accused-appellant of the crime of rape allegedly committed upon then seven-year old Regina Pelayo.

The information, 2 dated 19 July 1991, alleged that:

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That on or about the last week of December, 1990, in the municipality of Tagudin, province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously have carnal knowledge of one Regina Pelayo, a seven (7) year old girl, by means of...