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DANICA L. MEDINA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

Medina vs. People

G.R. No. 255632 | 2023-07-25

D E C I S I O N
 
MELO, J.:
 
In a few cases, this Court has modified convictions from estafa to qualified theft upon finding that the accused who took private property belonging to another did not have juridical possession over the stolen property. In this case, however, the prosecution failed to prove both the element of taking and the element of juridical possession. Accordingly, petitioner Danica L. Medina (Medina) cannot be convicted of either estafa or qualified theft and must be acquitted.

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