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People of the Philippines Vs. Rodolfo Gallo

People of the Philippines, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus Rodolfo Gallo, Accused-Appeellant

G.R. No. 185277 | 2010-03-18

D E C I S I O N


PEREZ, J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated 31 January 2008 of the Court of Appeals, affirming, with modification, the Judgment[2] of conviction for the crimes of illegal recruitment and estafa rendered by the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 34.

Appellant Rodolfo Gallo (Gallo), together with Pilar Manta (Manta) and Fides Pacardo (Pacardo), was originally charged with illegal recruitment in large scale and thirty four (34) counts of estafa in thirty five (35) separate informations[3] filed before the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 34.

When arraigned, all three accused pleaded not guilty to the...