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People vs. Cruz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDGARDO T. CRUZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 200081 | 2016-06-08

D E C I S I O N
 
PEREZ, J.:
 
Before us is an appeal from the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated 29 April 2011 in CA-G.R. CR No. 32134 affirming the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City, Branch 262 of Pateros, Metro Manila dated 27 May 2008 in Criminal Case No. 123851, entitled People v. Cruz, which found accused-appellant Edgardo T. Cruz guilty of the crime of Qualified Theft punishable under Article 310 of the Revised Penal Code and sentenced him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.
 
Facts

Sometime in November 2000, private complainant Eduardo S. Carlos (Carlos) put...