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Leonardo Mendoza vs. PEOPLE. Etal.

LEONARDO MENDOZA, petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and COURT OF APPEALS, respondents.

G.R. No. L-46484 | 1988-01-29

D E C I S I O N


FERNAN, J.:

On November 28, 1965, three hundred ten [310] bags of American rice valued at P5,908.60 belonging to the Rice and Corn Administration [RCA] were unloaded from a vessel at Pier 5, South Harbor, Manila to a truck bearing plate No. TH-2296 owned by the Yellow Ball Freight Lines. The driver of the truck was Ponciano Reponte with Wilfredo Escopin as helper ["pahinante"].

The cargo was intended for delivery to RCA warehouse No. 3 at Pureza Street, Manila under the accountability of Emilio Rosella. However, instead of delivering it to its proper destination, Reponte and Escopin, together with one named Frank,...