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Teofisto Guingona, Jr. vs. City Fiscal of Manila [SEPARATE OPINIONS]

TEOFISTO GUINGONA, JR., ANTONIO I. MARTIN, and TERESITA SANTOS, petitioners, vs. THE CITY FISCAL OF MANILA, HON. JOSE B. FLAMINIANO, ASST. CITY FISCAL FELIZARDO N. LOTA and CLEMENT DAVID, respondents.

G.R. No. L-60033 | 1985-07-18

Separate Opinions

CONCEPCION, JR., J., Separate Vote and Statement:

On December 23, 1981, private respondent Clement David, an Australian citizen, filed I.S. No. 81-31938 in the Office of the City Fiscal of Manila charging petitioners and one, Robert Marshall, together with eight others who were directors of the Nation Savings and Loan Association, with estafa and violation of Central Bank Circular No. 364 and related Central Bank circulars and regulations on foreign exchange transactions.

Briefly, David alleges that he delivered to petitioners P1,145,546.20, P15,531.94, and U.S. $75,000 to be deposited as time deposits or savings account...