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Vicia D. Pascual vs. People of the Phil.

VICIA D. PASCUAL, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 160540. | 2007-03-22

D E C I S I O N
 


CORONA, J.:

This is a petition for review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the decision[1] and resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 25992 entitled People of the Philippines v. Vicia D. Pascual.

The facts follow.

Petitioner was elected vice-president of the Assumption College Parents Council for the school year 1996-1997. When the council's president suffered a stroke, she took over as acting president from October 1996-June 1997. The council's funds, at that time deposited in the United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) and Asianbank, were entrusted to her.

In 1998, when Joyce M....