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PEOPLE vs Mary Grace Carol Flores

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MARY GRACE CAROL FLORES, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 146921-22 | 2002-01-31

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision,[1] dated August 15, 1996, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 50, Manila, finding accused-appellant Mary Grace Carol Flores guilty of estafa, for which it sentenced her to an indeterminate prison term of eight (8) years and one (1) day to ten (10) years, and of violation of Batas Pambansa Blg. 22, for which it sentenced her to an additional prison term of one (1) year. In its decision,[2] dated April 13, 1999, the Court of Appeals, while affirming the findings of the trial court, held that the appropriate penalty for estafa, considering that the amount is more than...