G.R. No. 180016 April 2014 (Corpuz v Philippines)

Question 1

Who is the petitioner?

Answer 1

Lito Corpuz

Question 2

Who is the respondent?

Answer 2

Republic of the Philippines

Question 3

What does the petitioner want?

Answer 3

Lito Corpuz seeks to reverse the Court of Appeals decision which find him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime Estafa.

Question 4

Who filed estafa to the petitioner?

Answer 4

Danilo Tangcoy

Question 5

Where did the private complainant and the petitioner meet?

Answer 5

Admiral Royale Casino. The petitioner approached Danilo Tangcoy to sell jewelries amounting to P90,000 on commission basis. They both agreed that the petitioner shall remit the proceeds of the sale and/or return the unsold items within a period of 60 days.

Question 6

What was the business of the private complainant?

Answer 6

Danilo Tangcoy is engaged in the business of lending money to casino players.

Question 7

Did the private complainant and the petitioner meet within 60 days?

Answer 7

No. The period expired without petitioner remitting the proceeds of the sale or returning the pieces of jewelry.