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PEOPLE vs. Dante Dabon

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DANTE DABON, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 102004 | 1992-12-16

D E C I S I O N

REGALADO, J:

Accused-Appellant Dante Dabon was charged on December 16, 1988 in Criminal Case No. 160 (88) of the Regional Trial Court of Davao del Sur, Branch 19, with the crime of rape, and, on a plea of not guilty, 1 was tried therefor upon an information the accusatory portion of which alleges -

"That on or about the 28th day of August, 1988, in the Municipality of Digos, Davao del Sur, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of the Honorable Court, said accused, armed with stainless knife, by means of violence and intimidation, did and then and there wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously have carnal knowledge of...