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Felicito Abarquez vs CA (Sp Former 7th Div) & PEOPLE

FELICITO ABARQUEZ, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS (Special Former Seventh Division) and the PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 148557 | 2003-08-07

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeals[1] which affirmed with modification the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Dagupan City, Branch 41,[2] finding petitioner Felicito Abarquez guilty beyond reasonable doubt of five (5) counts of violations of Batas Pambansa Blg. 22 or the Bouncing Checks Law.

There is no dispute that petitioner issued in favor of Fertiphil Corporation five (5) checks drawn against Republic Planters Bank, Dagupan Branch. The checks issued are as follows:

Check No. Date Amount

2956654 June 5, 1986 P372,000.00
2956655 June 5, 1986 P340,000.00
2954047 June...