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Francisca Puzon Gaerlan vs. Court of Appeals, etal.

FRANCISCA PUZON GAERLAN, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 57876 | 1989-11-06

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari of a decision of the Court of Appeals dated June 10, 1981 affirming the decision of the Court of First Instance of Manila convicting the petitioner Francisca Puzon y Gaerlan of violation of Section 34 of Republic Act No. 265 in relation to Central Bank (CB) Circular No. 265, as amended by Circular No. 289 and sentencing her to imprisonment of one (1) year and one (1) day, to pay a fine of P2,000.00 with subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency at the rate of one (1) day for every P8.00 thereof, and to pay the costs. 1

The facts are undisputed. On April 22,...