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Rivac vs. People

CECILIA RIVAC, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 224673 | 2018-01-22

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Assailed in this petition for review on certiorari[1] are the Decision[2] dated January 11, 2016 and the Resolution[3]dated April 14, 2016 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 34247, which affirmed the conviction of petitioner Cecilia Rivac (Rivac) for the crime of Estafa, defined and penalized under Article 315 (1) (b) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC).
 
The Facts

The instant case stemmed from an Information[4] filed before the Regional Trial Court of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Branch 14 (RTC), charging Rivac of the crime of Estafa, the...