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PEOPLE vs Yparraguire

PEOPLE of the PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ELMER YPARRAGUIRE y SEPE, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 124391 | 2000-07-05

D E C I S I O N


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

After his indictment1 [The complaint reads: "That on the 24th day of March 1994, at about 11:00 o'clock in the evening, more or less, at Carrascal Public Market, Carrascal, Surigao del Sur, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, by means of force and intimidation, did, then and there, willfully, unlawfully and feloniously have carnal knowledge with one Charmelita Ruina, an invalid and mentally retarded girl, against the will of the latter, to the damage and prejudice of the victim." (Regional Trial Court (RTC) Records, p. 6)] and trial, accused-appellant appeals...