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Roberto Cruz Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

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

G.R. No. 108738 | 1994-06-17

D E C I S I O N


KAPUNAN, J.:

The sole issue to be resolved in the instant petition is whether or not petitioner is liable for violation of Batas Pambansa Bilang 22 for issuing a check knowing he does not have credit with drawee bank and thereafter claiming that the said check was not intended for circulation and negotiation, the same having been issued only to serve as mere evidence or memorandum of indebtedness.

The relevant antecedents are as follows, viz:

Complaining witness Andrea Mayor is a businesswoman engaged, among others, in granting interest-bearing loans and in rediscounting checks. 1 Sometime in 1987, she was introduced...