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Jorge Salazar vs PEOPLE

JORGE SALAZAR, petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondent.

G.R. No. 149472 | 2002-10-15

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

In an information dated January 21, 1987, petitioner Jorge Salazar was charged with estafa under Article 315 paragraph 1(b) of the Revised Penal Code. The information reads:

That on or about the 10th date of January 1986 in the Municipality of Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, being the Vice President and Treasurer of Aurora/Uni-Group, Inc., received from Olivier Philippines and Skiva International, Inc. as represented by Teresita M. Tujan the amount of $41,300.00 for the sole purpose of meeting the cost of textile and labor in the...