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PEOPLE vs Eduardo Ballesteros

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. EDUARDO BALLESTEROS, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 116905-908 | 2002-08-06

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated July 6, 1994 of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 49, in Criminal Cases Nos. 93-121321, 93-121322, 93-121323 and 93-121324, convicting appellant Eduardo Ballesteros ("Appellant" for brevity) of the crimes of illegal recruitment in large-scale and estafa. The trial court sentenced appellant to life imprisonment plus three indeterminate penalties ranging from two years, eleven months and ten days of prision correccional as minimum to nine years, eight months and one day of prision mayor as maximum.

The Charge

On May 26, 1993, the Assistant City...