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Aquilina R. Araneta vs. Court of appeals, etal.

AQUILINA R. ARANETA, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. L-46638 | 1986-07-09

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J:

This is a petition to review the decision of the then Court of Appeals, now Intermediate Appellate Court, finding the accused appellant guilty of the crime of bribery. The dispositive portion of the decision reads:

"WHEREFORE, modifying the judgment of conviction, We hereby find the defendant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of bribery under the second paragraph of Article 210 of the Revised Penal Code; and there being no mitigating or aggravating circumstances, We hereby impose upon her the penalty of imprisonment consisting of four (4) months and twenty-one (21) days and a fine of...