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Marciana Munoz vs Hon CA & Ofelia Santos

MARCIANA MUNOZ, petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS and OFELIA SANTOS, respondents.

G.R. No. 125451 | 2000-01-20

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This is a petition for the review of the Court of Appeals decision dated January 9, 1996 affirming the conviction of petitioner Marciana Muñoz for the crime of theft, and sentencing her to suffer imprisonment of eight (8) years and one (1) day of prision mayor as minimum to ten (10) years and one (1) day of prision mayor as maximum.

Petitioner was also ordered to indemnify the complainant, Mrs. Ofelia Bernardino Santos in the amount of P3,000,000.00 representing the value of the three barges and P1,000,000.00 for reparation and consequential damages.

The facts of this case as summarized by the prosecution...