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Flora Bautista Vs. Felicidad Castillo Mercado

Flora Bautista, Petitioner, versus Felicidad Castillo MERCADO, Respondent.

G.R. No. 174405 | 2008-08-26

D E C I S i O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

Before Us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court which assails the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 25426 which affirmed with modification the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila, Branch 36, finding petitioner Flora Bautista y Maniego (Flora) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Estafa under Article 315, par. 1(b) of the Revised Penal Code.

On 13 February 1976, an Information for Estafa was filed before the RTC against petitioner, which was docketed as Criminal Case No. 82-3506. The accusatory portion of the...