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PEOPLE vs Willy Marquez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. WILLY MARQUEZ, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 137408-10 | 2000-12-08

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

For automatic review by the Court is the conviction of accused Willy Marquez, for three (3) counts of rape[1] committed against five-year old Maria Cristina Agustin. The three (3) similarly worded informations, all dated February 17, 1998 allege:

That on or about the month of October 1997, at Brgy. Bacayao, Municipality of Guimba, Province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, with lewd design, and taking advantage of his superior strength, by means of force and intimidation, did then and there, wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously...