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Dionisio Ignacio, et al. Vs. People of the Philippines

DIONISIO IGNACIO, LYDIA ARCIAGA and EUGENIA DELA CRUZ, Petitioners, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 182259 | 2009-10-12

DECISION


ABAD, J.:

The Case

Petitioners[1] seek by this petition for review[2] to set aside the Decision[3] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR 30235 dated March 18, 2008, which affirmed the Decision[4] of the Regional Trial Court of Makati City[5] in Criminal Case 98-1648 dated January 25, 2006 that found them guilty of estafa through falsification of a public document.

The Facts

Before his wife Damasa Navaro died, Lorenzo dela Cruz had four children with her, namely, Alejandro,[6] Segunda, Victoria, and Eugenia.[7] On May 30, 1929, after Damasa passed away, Lorenzo married Brigida Argana. They had two children, Melchor and...