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People vs. Bali-Balita [DECISION]

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MELENCIO BALI-BALITA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 134266 | 2000-09-15

DECISION
 
GONZAGA-REYES, J.:
 
On September 1, 1997, Ella Magdasoc y Carbona, 11 years of age, assisted by her sister, filed a complaint for rape against Melencio Bali-balita, the common-law husband of her mother, as follows:
 
“The undersigned accuses MELENCIO BALI-BALITA, common law husband of the complainant’s mother, of the crime of Rape, committed as follows:

That on or about the 26th day of August, 1997 in Quezon City, Philippines, the said accused by means of force and intimidation, to wit: by then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously undressing the undersigned, a minor, 11 years of age, and at knife...