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People vs. Scott

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SWAME CLAUDETT SCOTT, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 43178 | 1935-12-04

D E C I S I O N


RECTO, J:

Swame Claudett Scott was charged in this justice of the peace court of Lipa, Batangas, with the crime of estafa, for having fraudulently obtained the sum of P150 from Leoncio Dioji, in conspiracy with Francisco Yuñgis and two others named Oscar and Henry. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two months and one day of arresto mayor, restitution and costs. He changed his mind however, and appealed from this judgment to the Court of First Instance of Batangas which likewise found him guilty and sentenced him to four months of arresto mayor, restitution of the sum of P150 to the offended party Leoncio...