Costelo v. People · G.R. 236934

Petitioner: Costelo
Respondent: People
Citation: G.R. No. 236934
Court: Supreme Court
Division: First Division
Decided: June 11, 2018

Summary

The Supreme Court denied petitioner Norberto Costelo's appeal from his conviction for the complex crime of estafa through falsification of public and private documents. As Claims Manager of PSIC, Costelo fraudulently obtained P100,000 by falsifying documents for a non-existent CTPL claim supposedly filed by Edna Delos Santos. The Court found all elements of both estafa and falsification proven beyond reasonable doubt, noting that falsification was a necessary means to commit the fraud. The conviction was affirmed but the penalty was modified pursuant to Republic Act No. 10951, which amended the penalties under Article 315 of the Revised Penal Code. The Court imposed an indeterminate sentence considering falsification as the more serious offense.

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By the Intellegal Editorial Board · June 11, 2018

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