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People vs. Mora

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. NERISSA MORA A.K.A. NERI BALAGTA MORA AND MARIA SALOME POLVORIZA, ACCUSED, NERISSA MORA A.K.A. NERI BALAGTA MORA ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 242682 | 2019-07-01

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Before the Court is an ordinary appeal[1] filed by accused-appellant Nerissa Mora a.k.a. Neri Balagta Mora (Mora) assailing the Decision[2] dated June 25, 2018 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 08255, which affirmed the Judgment[3] dated April 4, 2016 of the Regional Trial Court of Ligao City, Albay, Branch 13 (RTC) in Crim. Case No. 6668, convicting her and her co-accused, Maria Salome Polvoriza (Polvoriza) of Qualified Trafficking in Persons defined and penalized under Section 4 (e) in relation to Section 6 (a) of Republic Act No. (RA) 9208,[4] otherwise...