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Fernando M. Espino Vs. People of the Philippines

FERNANDO M. ESPINO, Petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 188217 | 2013-07-03

FIRST DIVISION

DECISION 

SERENO, CJ:

This is a Rule 45 Petition for Review assailing the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision' dated 24 February 2009 in CA-G.R. CR. No. 31106, which affirmed the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Decision2 in Criminal Case Nos. 02-01226 to 31 convicting the accused of estafa under Article 315, paragraph 2(a); and the CA Resolution3 dated 25 May 2009 denying the Motion for Reconsideration of the accused in the same case. 

The RTC decided on the basis of the following facts: 

The accused was a senior sales executive in charge of liaising with import coordinators of the company...