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Jude Joby Lopez Vs. People of the Phil.

JUDE JOBY LOPEZ, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 166810 | 2008-06-26

D E C I S I O N


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari filed by JUDE JOBY LOPEZ from the decision[1] dated January 12, 2005 of the Court of Appeals (CA), Ninth Division, in CA-G.R. CR No. 27057, affirming an earlier decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 53, Sorsogon, Sorsogon, which found petitioner guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Estafa as defined under Article 315, par. 2(d) of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Republic Act (R.A.) No. 4885 and sentenced him to suffer an indeterminate penalty of six (6) years and one (1) day of prision mayor, as minimum, to twelve (12)...