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PEOPLE vs. Irineo V. Mendoza

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. JUDGE IRINEO V. MENDOZA of the Court of First Instance of Quezon, Mauban Branch V and ANDY DE LOS SANTOS, JR., respondents.

G.R. Nos. L-58678-80 | 1982-07-20

D E C I S I O N


AQUINO, J.:

This case is about the setting aside of a judgment of conviction based on a plea of guilty and allowing the accused to substitute it with a plea of not guilty and have a trial on the merits. Andy de los Santos, Jr. was charged on July 29, 1981 with estafa in three informations all dated May 28, 1981 for having issued in Mauban, Quezon in November, 1980 postdated checks drawn against the Quezon City branch of the Pacific Banking Corporation as payment for lumber purchased from Rafael Ayuste in the amounts of P33,785.80, P30,877.40 and P31,920.60. The checks were dishonored for lack of funds (Criminal Cases...