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PEOPLE vs Ulysses Capinpin

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ULYSSES CAPINPIN Y ESPINA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 118608 | 2000-10-30

D E C I S I O N

BUENA, J.:

This is an appeal from the joint decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 33,[2] dated September 3, 1993, in Criminal Case Nos. 92-103035 and 92-103036, finding accused-appellant Ulysses Capinpin guilty of rape and imposing upon him the penalty of reclusion perpetua in Criminal Case No. 92-103035. Accused-appellant was acquitted in Criminal Case No. 92-103036 for insufficiency of evidence.

Upon sworn complaint[3] by the offended party, two (2) informations were filed against accused-appellant. The information in Criminal Case No. 92-103035 reads:

"That on or about August 20, 1991, in the City...