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People vs Ojeda

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus CORA ABELLA OJEDA, Appeellant.

G.R. Nos. 104238-58 | 2004-06-03

D E C I S I O N

CORONA, J:

For review is the decision[1] dated June 21, 1991 of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 38, the dispositive portion of which read:

WHEREFORE, the Court finds accused Cora Abella Ojeda guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Estafa as defined and penalized under paragraph 2(d) of Article 315 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Rep. Act 4885, in Criminal Case No. 88-66228 and hereby sentences her to suffer a penalty of reclusion perpetua, with the accessories provided by law and with credit for preventive imprisonment undergone, if any, in accordance with Article 29 of the Revised Penal...