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People of the Phil. Vs. Lustrisimo Arellano Y Espiritu

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus LUSTRISIMO ARELLANO, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 176640 | 2008-08-22

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

On June 25, 2001, four criminal cases, docketed as Criminal Case Nos. 11724, 11725, 11726, and 11727, the first three for statutory rape, and the last for simple rape, were filed against accused-appellant Lustrisimo Arellano before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Batangas City. The accusatory portions of the Informations respectively read:

Criminal Case No. 11724:

That in the year 1993 at Brgy. x x x, Batangas City, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, motivated by lust and lewd designs, by means of force, threat and intimidation, did then...