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PEOPLE vs. ALBERTO ARCE, JR.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ALBERTO ARCE, JR., accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 139064-66 | 2001-09-06

D E C I S I O N

GONZAGA-REYES, J.:

This is a partial appeal of the Joint Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, National Capital Judicial Region, Branch 170, Malabon Metro Manila finding accused Alberto Arce, Jr. guilty of one (1) count of Statutory Rape and two (2) counts of Acts of Lasciviousness in Criminal Cases Nos. 15359-MN, 15466-MN and 15467-MN.[2]

The amended information for statutory rape in Criminal Case No. 15359-MN, which is the subject of the present appeal, reads as follows:

"That sometime in or about mid July 1992 in No. 22 Celestino St., San Jose, Navotas, Metro Manila and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable...