APOLINARIO GONZALES vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and IMELDA CARATAO G.R. No. 108811 May 31, 1994 THIRD DIVISION VITUG, J.: petition for review on certiorari
APOLINARIO GONZALES vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and IMELDA CARATAO G.R. No. 108811 May 31, 1994 THIRD DIVISION VITUG, J.: petition for review on certiorari Facts: A criminal complaint for qualified seduction following a preliminary investigation, was filed the Municipal Trial Court of Obando, Bulacan, against herein petitioner Apolinario Gonzales. The latter, upon arraignment, pleaded "not guilty" to the charge. The presentation of evidence by the prosecution started in May 1983 and was concluded in November 1988. Thereafter, the defense took its turn. When the defense was about to rest its case, the prosecution filed a motion to instead commit the accused to answer to a charge for rape since the evidence submitted indicated that rape, not qualified seduction, was evidently committed. Following the dismissal of Criminal Case, the pro...