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Francisco Sycip vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

FRANCISCO SYCIP, petitioner, vs. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. L-38711 | 1985-01-31

D E C I S I O N


RELOVA, J.:

On August 25, 1970, the then Court of First Instance of Manila rendered a decision convicting the herein petitioner Francisco Sycip of the crime of estafa and sentencing him to an indeterminate penalty of three (3) months of arresto mayor, as minimum, to one (1) year and eight (8) months of prision correccional, as maximum; to indemnify complainant Jose K. Lapuz the sum of P5,000.00, with subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency; and to pay the costs.

The then Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision but deleted that part of the sentence imposing subsidiary imprisonment.

The facts of the...