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John Dy Vs. People of the Philippines, et al.

JOHN DY, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and The HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, Respondents.

G.R. No. 158312 | 2008-11-14

DECISION


QUISUMBING, Acting C.J.:

This appeal prays for the reversal of the Decision[1] dated January 23, 2003 and the Resolution[2] dated May 14, 2003 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 23802. The appellate court affirmed with modification the Decision[3] dated November 17, 1999 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 82 of Quezon City, which had convicted petitioner John Dy of two counts of estafa in Criminal Cases Nos. Q-93-46711 and Q-93-46713, and two counts of violation of Batas Pambansa Bilang 22[4] (B.P. Blg. 22) in Criminal Cases Nos. Q-93-46712 and Q-93-46714.

The facts are undisputed:

Since 1990, John Dy has been...