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People of the Philippines Vs. Melissa Chua @ Clarita NG Chua

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MELISSA CHUA a.k.a. Clarita Ng Chua, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 187052 | 2012-09-13

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 


VILLARAMA, .JR., J.: 

Before us is an appeal from the September 15, 2008 Decision of the Court of Appeals in CJ\-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 0 I 006. The Court of Appeals had affirmed with modification the Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila, Bnmch 33, in Criminal Case No. 03-217999-403. The RTC found appellant Melissa Chua, a.k.a. Clarita Ng Chua, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of illegal recruitment in large scale and four counts of Psta{a. The Court of Appeals modified the penalty imposed upon appellant for each count of csta/(1 to an indeterminate penalty of imprisonment for 4 years and 2...