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PEOPLE vs. EDUARDO YAOTO

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. EDUARDO YAOTO, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 136317-18 | 2001-11-22

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Accused-appellant Eduardo Yaoto was charged with two (2) counts of rape in the following Informations which read, thus:

Criminal Case No. 6203-V-97:

That on or about June 2, 1997 in Valenzuela, Metro Manila and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, with lewd design and by means of force and intimidation employed upon the person of one ANGELINE YAOTO, 17 years old, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously have sexual intercourse with the said ANGELINE YAOTO, against her will and without her consent.

Criminal Case No. 6204-V-97:

That on or about...