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Gamboa vs. People

JEAN D. GAMBOA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 188052, | 2014-04-21

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N
 
PEREZ, J.:
 
Petitioner Jean D. Gamboa (Gamboa) beseeches us in this appeal by certiorari for reprieve from the concurring convictions by the lower courts, specifically, the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 145, Makati City in Criminal Case No. 00-526,[1] and the Court of Appeals in CA G.R. CR. No. 30354,[2] finding her guilty of Estafa under Article 315, paragraph 1(b) of the Revised Penal Code.

Gamboa was charged in an Information dated 18 February 2000, which reads:
 
That on or about the month of February, 1999 or prior thereto, at Makati City, Metro Manila,...