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Eliza Tan vs PEOPLE

ELIZA T. TAN, petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondent.

G.R. No. 141466 | 2001-01-19

D E C I S I O N

PARDO, J.:

The case is an appeal from a decision of the Court of Appeals[1] affirming in toto that of the Regional Trial Court, Quezon City, Branch 95 finding petitioner Eliza T. Tan guilty of violation of B.P. 22 and sentencing her to imprisonment of one year with costs, and to pay complainant Fidel M. Francisco, Jr. the sum of P23,739.09, with legal rate of interest from January 5, 1994, until fully paid.

The facts, as found by the Court of Appeals, are as follows:[2]

Accused-appellant Eliza is the Vice-President of Hometown Development, Inc. (HDI), owner/developer of the South Garden Homes, located at Salitran, Dasmarinas,...