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Aurora Tamayo Vs. People of the Philippines and Heirs of Pedro Sotto

AURORA TAMAYO, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and HEIRS OF PEDRO SOTTO,Respondents.

G.R. No. 174698 | 2008-07-28

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

In this Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court,[1] petitioner Aurora Tamayo seeks to set aside the Order dated 19 September 2006 of the Tarlac City Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 63, in Criminal Case No. 8611.[2] In said Order, the RTC denied petitioner's motion to suspend the execution of its Decision dated 24 October 1997 in Criminal Case No. 8611 convicting her of the crime of Estafa,[3] on the ground that such Decision, which has been affirmed in toto by the Court of Appeals, has become final and executory.

The operative facts are herein summarized.

On 15 August...