Case digest

By: Kei Magundayao

LIM LAO vs. CA & People of the Philippines
Sec 102 | Time within which notice must be given
Facts:
Private complainant Fr. Pelijo, as the provincial secretary of the Society of the Divine
Word, invested 514k with
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When Fr. Pelijo presented the checks for encashment, they wer
Fr. Pelijo then filed BP 22 charges against Lim Lao, and Asprec, alleging that
Asprec remained at large while Lim Lao was convicted.
Lim Laos Defense: Lack of actual knowledge of fund insufficiency & lack of personal
notice of dishonor
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2.
since this devolved on the Treasury Dept, headed by Ms. Ocampo in the Cubao
branch.
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4.
5.
Issue:
notice to Lim Lao
Held: NO. After a decade of
decision.
Ruling:
Penal statutes are strictly construed against the state and liberally in favor of the
accused. Lina Lim
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the payment o
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dishonor
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There can be no prima pacie evidence of #2
There must be a showing that within 5 banking days from
Related Jurisprudence: Dingle vs IAC. Spouses Paz and Nestor Dingle owned PMD
Enterprises. The spouses purportedly issued

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exculpate her from responsibility because
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