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CARMELITO A. MONTANO vs. PEOPLE

CARMELITO A. MONTANO, petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondent.

G.R. No. 141980 | 2001-12-07

D E C I S I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

Before the Court is an appeal by certiorari under Rule 45 of the revised Rules of Court, assailing the Decision[1] dated May 12, 1999 of the Court of Appeals, which affirmed the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 61, Makati City, convicting the petitioner-appellant, Carmelito A. Montano, of two (2) counts of the crime of estafa, and its subsequent Resolution dated February 15, 2000 denying petitioner's motion for reconsideration.

On June 2, 1988, the private complainants, Dra. Rosario Ballecer and her mother, Lourdes Ballecer, each entered into separate contracts denominated as "Reservation...