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Rizza Lao @ Nerissa Laping Vs. People of the Phil.

RIzZA LAO @ NERISSA LAPING, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 159404 | 2008-06-27

D E C I S I O N


AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

Before the Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, seeking a reversal of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA), Third Division dated January 24, 2003 affirming in toto the Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City convicting petitioner in Criminal Case No. 112683 of the crime of Estafa and the CA Resolution[2] dated August 5, 2003 denying petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration.

The following are the factual antecedents:

On July 9, 1997, an Information[3] was filed against Rizza Lao a.k.a. Nerissa B. Laping (petitioner) and Ester...