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Eleanor De Leon Llenado vs. People of the Philippines and Editha Villaflores

ELEANOR DE LEON LLENADO, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and EDITHA VILLAFLORES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 193279 | 2012-03-14

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

SERENO, J.:

Petitioner was convicted by the Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC) of Valenzuela City, Branch 82 in Criminal Case No. 54905 for violating Batasang Pambansa Blg. 22 (B.P. 22) or the Bouncing Checks Law.

It appears that petitioner issued checks to secure the loans obtained from private respondent. Upon presentment, the checks were dishonored, leading to the filing with the MeTC of criminal cases docketed as Criminal Case Nos. 54905, 54906, 54907, and 54908 for four (4) counts of violation of B.P. 22.

Subsequently, petitioner settled the loans subject of Criminal Case Nos. 54906, 54907 and...