Batac v. People Of The Philippines

MARTIRES, J.:

Before this Court is a petition for review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, filed by petitioner Iluminada Batac (Batac) assailing the Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated 6 November 2009 in CA-G.R. CR No. 29462. The CA affirmed the decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Criminal Case No. SCC-3026, finding Batac guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Estafa defined under Article 315, paragraph 2(d) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended by Republic Act (R.A.) No. 4885, committed against private complainant Roger L. Frias (Frias). Batac was charged as follows: That sometime on November 8, 1998, in the public market, municipaljty of Malasiqui, [P]rovince of Pangasinan, Philippine[s], and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, knowing fully well that she had no funds in the bank to cover the amount of the checks, by means of false pretenses and deceit and with intent to defraud, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously make, issue and deliver to [Frias] several post-dated checks, to wit: Check No. Drawee Bank Amount Date 0050275 Prime Bank, Calasiao P8,000.00 Nov.

18, 1998 0050278 -do- 8,500.00 -do- 0050263 -do- 8,000.00 -do- 0050265 -do- 7,500.00 -do- 0050277 -do- 8,000.00 -do- 0050262 -do- 8,000.00 -do- 0050260 -do- 8,500.00 Nov. 16, 1998 0050266 -do- 8,500.00 -do- 0050267 -do- 8,500.00 -do- 0050256 -do- 7,000.00 Nov. 12, 1998 0050257 -do- 5,000.00 -do- 0050255 -do- 8,000.00 -do- 0050258 -do- 5,000.00 Nov.

10, 1998 0050259 -do- 5,000.00