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Salazar vs PEOPLE

JORGE SALAZAR, Petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 149472 | 2004-08-18

RESOLUTION



PUNO, J.:





For resolution is petitioner's Second Motion for Reconsideration filed on February 6, 2003,[1] seeking reversal of the Court's Decision[2] affirming his conviction by the Court of Appeals[3] for estafa under Article 315, par. (b) of the Revised Penal Code. The Solicitor General, in his Manifestation in Lieu of Comment,[4] joined petitioner's reiterated plea for acquittal. In light of the joint pleas of petitioner and the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), and considering that the right to liberty of an individual is involved, we deem it wise to re-examine our Decision convicting petitioner of estafa.

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