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PEOPLE vs Franco Ballester

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. FRANCO BALLESTER, appellant.

G.R. No. 152279 | 2004-01-20

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Appellant Franco Ballester was charged with Rape before the Regional Trial Court of Ligao, Albay, Branch 13, in Criminal Case No. 4038 in an Information which reads as follows:

That on the third week of January, 1999, at noontime, at Barangay Catumag, Municipality of Guinobatan, Province of Albay, Philippines, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable court, the above-named accused, with lewd and unchaste design, by means of force, threat and intimidation and while armed with a knife did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously have carnal knowledge with (sic) MARICEL ODOá'O, 12 years of...