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PEOPLE vs. Rodelio Bugayong

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RODELIO BUGAYONG, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 126518 | 1998-12-02

D E C I S I O N


PANGANIBAN, J.:

The Information charged appellant with statutory rape committed "before and until October 15, 1994 xxx several times." In the instant appeal, he asserts that this allegation regarding the date of the commission of the offense violated his constitutional right "to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation against him."

The Case

This is the main question raised before the Court by the appellant who seeks the reversal of the May 29, 1996 Decision1 [Penned by Judge Abraham B. Borreta.] of the Regional Trial Court of Baguio City, which convicted him of rape and acts of lasciviousness.

On January...