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PEOPLE vs Fely Mercado

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FELY MERCADO, ACCUSED-APPELLEELLANT.

G.R. No. 143676 | 2003-02-19

D E C I S I O N

AZCUNA, J.:

Appellant Fely Mercado comes before this Court to appeal the decision, dated March 20, 2000, of the Regional Trial Court of Bacolod City in Criminal Case No. 17693,[1] finding her guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Qualified Theft.

The information charging appellant reads as follows:

The undersigned Assistant City Prosecutor hereby accuses FELY MERCADO of the crime of QUALIFIED THEFT (Art. 310 of the Revised Penal Code), committed as follows:

That sometime in the month of November, 1995, in the City of Bacolod, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the herein accused...