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PEOPLE vs Manuel Ylanan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MANUEL YLANAN, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 131812 | 2002-08-22

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

On appeal is the decision[1] dated April 15, 1997, of the Regional Trial Court of Cebu City, Branch 14, in Criminal Case No. CBU-41810, finding accused-appellant Manuel Ylanan guilty of rape and sentencing him to reclusion perpetua.

On August 14, 1996, a complaint was filed by Rosemarie Monopolio[2] accusing appellant of rape. The complaint reads:

That on or about the 13th day of August, 1996, at about 3:00 A.M., more or less, in the City of Cebu, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the said accused, entered the room of the undersigned, and by means of force and...