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PEOPLE vs. MANUEL CALIMLIM

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MANUEL CALIMLIM y MUYANO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 123980 | 2001-08-30

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

Before us on automatic review is the joint decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, First Judicial Region, Branch 46, Urdaneta, Pangasinan finding accused-appellant Manuel Calimlim guilty of four (4) counts of rape based on similarly-worded informations in the following criminal cases:

Criminal Case No. U-8525:

That on or about the 2nd day of April, 1995, at the Poblacion of the municipality of Manaoag, province of Pangasinan and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the said accused, by means of force and intimidation, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously have carnal...