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Roberto tugbang vs. Court of Appeals, etal.

ROBERTO TUGBANG, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 56679 | 1989-06-29

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

The appellant's guilt is so obvious that we shall at the outset affirm his conviction. His defense is a palpable concoction that the lower courts did well to reject. We do so too.

Roberto Tugbang was charged with estafa under Article 315 of the Revised Penal Code. He was convicted by the trial court and sentenced accordingly. 1 The judgment was affirmed in toto by the Court of Appeals. 2

The decision of the Court of Appeals was elevated to this Court in a petition for review which we denied on June 26, 1981. 3 The motion for reconsideration was likewise denied on September 14, 1981. 4 The motion for leave to...