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PEOPLE vs. Itong Amistad

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, MERCEDES L. JAVELLANA, petitioner, vs. ITONG AMISTAD, respondent.

G.R. No. L-34666 | 1981-10-30

D E C I S I O N


DE CASTRO, J.:

The legal question raised in this petition for certiorari is whether from a decision of acquittal, the complainant in a criminal action for estafa, may appeal with respect to the civil aspect of the case.

The criminal action in this case was commenced in the Court of First Instance of Baguio and Benguet, under an information which reads:

"INFORMATION

"The undersigned Acting 1st Assistant City Fiscal accuses ITONG AMISTAD of the crime of Estafa penalized under Article 316 Paragraph 2, of the Revised Penal Code, committed as follows:

`That on or about January 30, 1965, October 11, 1965, and December 23,...