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PEOPLE vs Ramwell Lomibao

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RAMWELL LOMIBAO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 135855 | 2000-08-03

D E C I S I O N

GONZAGA-REYES, J.:

This is an automatic review of the Judgment1 [Penned by Judge Renato A. Fuentes.] dated August 24, 1998 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Davao City, Branch 17 in Criminal Case No. 38,507-97 finding the accused, Ramwell Lomibao (LOMIBAO), guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape.

On February 21, 1997, an Information2 [Rollo, p. 6.] for rape was filed against the accused as follows:

"That sometime in the month of August 1996, in the City of Davao, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, with violence and intimidation, willfully,...