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People of the Philippines vs. CA and Wilfred Choik.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus COURT OF APPEALS (15TH Division) and WILFRED N. CHIOK, Respondents.

G.R. No. 140285 | 2006-09-27

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.: 
 
Before us is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended, assailing the Resolution[1] dated September 20, 1999 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 53340, entitled "Wilfred N. Chiok, petitioner, v. Hon. Marietta Legazpi, People of the Philippines, and Rufina Chua, respondents." 
 
The factual antecedents as borne by the records are: 
 
Sometime in 1989, Rufina Chua met respondent Wilfred Chiok. He represented himself as a licensed stockbroker and an expert in the stock...