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PEOPLE Vs. Francisco Tumalad

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FRANCISCO TUMALAD, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 84835 | 1990-07-31

D E C I S I O N


FELICIANO, J.:

The accused-appellant Francisco Tumalad was charged with the crime of rape in an Information filed on 30 January 1981 by complainant Milagros Dioneda before the then Court of First Instance of Sorsogon. The complaint read as follows:

"That on or about the 2nd day of September, 1980, in the Municipality of Bacon, Province of Sorsogon, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused with lewd design, by means of force, violence, threats and intimidation, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously succeeded to have carnal knowledge of one MILAGROS...