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PEOPLE vs Sotero Serado

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SOTERO SERADO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 138664 | 2002-08-06

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Accused-appellant Sotero Serado y Claros was charged with Rape before the Regional Trial Court of Davao City, Branch 17, in an information which reads:

The undersigned Prosecutor I, at the instance of Arlene Paraiso whose affidavit is hereto attached and form part of this information, accuses SOTERO SERADO y CLAROS of the crime of Rape, under Art. 335 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by R.A. 8353, committed as follows:

That on or about September 6, 1998 in the City of Davao, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the abovementioned accused, by means of force and...