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PEOPLE vs Joel Orquina

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOEL ORQUINA Y MANGUMAYAO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 143383 | 2002-10-08

D E C I S I O N

CORONA, J.:

At about 1:00 in the afternoon on May 31, 1998, Ricalinda Limon was found unconscious inside her room in her boarding house, drenched in blood. When she regained consciousness, she uttered the words "Joel raped me."

On August 10, 1998, accused-appellant Joel Orquina was charged with the crime of rape in the following information:

The undersigned Assistant Prosecutor, based on a verified complaint filed by one Ricalinda B. Limon, accuses JOEL ORQUINA of the crime of RAPE, committed as follows:

That on or about the 30th day of May 1998, in the Municipality of Rosario, Province of Cavite, Philippines and...