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Geoffrey Griffith vs Court of Appeals

GEOFFREY F. GRIFFITH, petitioner, vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, RTC JUDGE EDWIN A. VILLASOR, MTC JUDGE MANUEL D.L. VILLAMAYOR and PHELPS DODGE PHILS., INC., respondents.

G.R. No. 129764 | 2002-03-12

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

Assailed in this petition is the decision[1] dated March 14, 1997 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 19621, affirming the Regional Trial Court's decision[2] finding petitioner Geoffrey F. Griffith guilty on two counts for violation of Batas Pambansa Blg. 22 (the Bouncing Checks Law), and sentencing him to suffer imprisonment for a period of six months on each count, to be served consecutively. Also assailed is the Court of Appeals' resolution[3] dated July 8, 1997 denying petitioner's motion for reconsideration.

The facts are as follows:

In 1985, Phelps Dodge Philippines, Inc. leased its lot...