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PEOPLE vs Wilson Salvador Y Gagarin

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. WILSON SALVADOR y GAGARIN, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 136870-72 | 2003-01-28

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

Before us is an appeal from the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Cauayan, Isabela, Branch 19, in Criminal Case No. 19-1191 promulgated on October 20, 1998, finding accused-appellant Wilson Salvador y Gagarin guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape.[1]

The Information in Crim. Case No. 19-1191 states:

"That on or about the 30th day of August, 1995, in the municipality of San Mateo, province of Isabela, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the said accused, by means of force and intimidation, and with lewd designs, did then and there, willfully, unlawfully and...