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Marietta Saldana Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

MARIETTA SALDANA, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 88889 | 1990-10-11

D E C I S I O N


GRIá'O-AQUINO, J.:

Where the trial court prematurely terminated the presentation of the prosecution's evidence and forthwith dismissed the information for insufficiency of evidence, may the case be remanded for further proceedings?

Petitioner Marietta Saldana was charged with the crime of estafa under the following information:

"That on or about and during the periods comprised of from April, 1982 to December, 1983 in the Municipality of Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, being then a Collecting Officer of the Valle Verde Bagong Lipunan...