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Luz Cajigas and Larry Cajigas Vs. People of the Philippines & Court of Appeals

LUZ CAJIGAS and LARRY CAJIGAS, Petitioners, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and COURT OF APPEALS, Respondents.

G.R. No. 156541 | 2009-02-23

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This petition for review[1] assails the 24 July 2002 Decision[2] and 23 December 2002 Resolution[3] promulgated by the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 21278. The Court of Appeals affirmed with modification the 30 April 1997 Decision[4] of the Regional Trial Court of Ozamiz City, Branch 35, in Criminal Case Nos. RTC-1411 and RTC-1412 finding petitioners spouses Larry and Luz Cajigas guilty beyond reasonable doubt of two counts each of estafa under Article 315, paragraph 2(d) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended by Presidential Decree No. 818 (PD 818).

The Facts

Petitioners were charged...