People vs Chua - 187052
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of <!Cottrt 100anila FIRST DIVISION PEOPLE OF THE, PHIL!PPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, - versus - JVIELISSA CIHJA a.lcn. Clar·ita Ng Chua, Accused-Appellant. G. R. No. 187052 Present: SERENO, C.J., Chairperson, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, BERSAMIN, VILLARAMA, JR., and REYES, JJ. J?romulgated: X- ------------------------------------------ DECISION VILLARAMA, .JR., J.: Before us is an appeal from the September 15, 2008 Decision 1 of the Court of Appeals in CJ\-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 0 I 006. The Court of Appeals had affirmed with modification the Decision 2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila, Bnmch 33, in Criminal Case No. 03-217999-403. The RTC found appellant Melissa Chua, a.k.a. Clarita Ng Chua, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of illegal recruitment in large scale and four counts of Psta{a. The Court of Appeals modified the penalty imposed upon appellant for each count of csta/(1 to an indeterminate penalty of imprisonment for 4 years and 2 months of prision correccional. as minimum, to 13 years of reclusion temporal, as maximum. Rollo. pp. 2-16. Penned by Associate Justice Ron1eo F. Barza, with Associate Justices Mariano C. Del Castillo (now a member of this Court) and /\rcangelit<J M. Romilla-Lontok concurring. CA rollo, pp. I '1-18. The Kl C decision was rendered on March 28, 2005 and penned hy Judge Reynaldo ( 1. Ros.
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