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Jesse[1] Young vs CA And PEOPLE

JESSE[1] YOUNG, Petitioner, versus COURT OF APPEALS and THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 140425 | 2005-03-10

D E C I S I O N 

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.: 

     On appeal before us is the Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 20850, promulgated on October 6, 1999, affirming in toto the Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila (Branch 13) in Criminal Case No. 82-5584[3] which found Jesse Young guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Batas Pambansa (BP) Blg. 22, otherwise known as the "Bouncing Checks Law." 

On March 24, 1982, an Information was filed accusing Jesse of violating BP Blg. 22, committed as follows: 

That on or about August 29, 1981 in the City of Manila, Philippines, the said...