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Eliseo Francisco, Jr. Vs. People of the Philippines

ELISEO R. FRANCISCO, JR., Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 177720 | 2009-02-18

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court praying that the Court of Appeals' Decision[1] dated 28 February 2007 and Resolution dated 4 May 2007 in CA-G.R. CR No. 29699 be set aside.

The facts of the case are as follows:

In an Amended Information dated 9 November 2000, which was filed on 13 November 2000 with the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City, petitioner Eliseo Francisco, Jr. (Francisco) was charged with Estafa in an Amended Information, as defined in Article 315, par. 2(a)[2] of the Revised Penal Code.

On arraignment, petitioner Francisco pleaded not...