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Cheng vs. People [DECISION]

PAZ CHENG Y CHU, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF PHILIPPINES, THE RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 174113 | 2016-01-13

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Assailed in this petition for review on certiorari[1] are the Decision[2] dated March 28, 2006 and the Resolution[3] dated June 26, 2006 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 24871, which affirmed the conviction of petitioner Paz Cheng y Chu (Cheng) for three (3) counts of the crime of Estafa defined and penalized under Article 315 (1) (b) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC).
 
The Facts

The instant case arose from the filing of three (3) separate Informations[4] charging Cheng of the crime of Estafa defined and penalized under Article 315 (1) (b) of the RPC before the Regional Trial...