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PEOPLE vs Domingo Dela Cruz

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DOMINGO DELA CRUZ, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 139626-27 | 2001-06-26

D E C I S I O N

GONZAGA-REYES, J.:

Accused-appellant Domingo dela Cruz was charged in two separate informations filed before the Regional Trial Court of San Carlos City, Pangasinan, Branch 57[1] for two (2) counts of rape punishable under Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code.

In Criminal Case No. SCC-2924, accused-appellant was charged, as follows:

"That on or about the 8th day of April 1998, at Barangay Alacan East, municipality of Malasiqui, province of Pangasinan, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and criminally (sic) have sexual...