NEGO - Section 102 - (1) Betty King v. CA (319 SCRA 666)

[G.R. No. 131540. December 2, 1999.] BETTY KING, petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,

respondent . Chua and Associates Law Office for petitioner. The Solicitor General for respondent. SYNOPSIS

On Apri 2!, 1993, petitioner "ett# $in% &'s c('r%ed &it( ee)en co*nts of )io'tion of "'t's +'mb'ns' 22 ".+. 22-. D*rin% tri', t(e prosec*tion presented e)idence to est'bis( t('t on se)er' occ'sions in 'n*'r# 1992, petitioner disco*nted &it( comp'in'nt /en ern'nde se)er' /*it'be "'n c(ecs postd'ted from *# 23 to 29, 1992 in t(e tot' 'mo*nt of +1,00,000.00 in ec('n%e for c's( in t(e 'mo*nt of +1,000,000.00. 6(en t(e s'id c(ecs &ere deposited for p'#ment, t(e# &ere dis(onored  b# t(e dr'&ee b'n b'n for t(e re'son t('t t(e# t(e# &ere dr'&n '%'inst '%'inst 'n 'cco*nt &it( &it( ins*fficient f*nds. +etitioner f'ied to m'e %ood t(e c(ecs despite dem'nd. 7(e  prosec*tion 'so offered doc*ment'r# doc*ment'r# e)idence, t(e %en*ineness %en*ineness 'nd d*e eec*tion of &(ic( &ere 'dmitted b# t(e petitioner. After t(e prosec*tion rested its c'se, t(e petitioner fied ' Dem*rrer to /)idence &it(o*t e')e of co*rt, on t(e %ro*nd t('t t(e prosec*tion f'ied to pro)e (er %*it be#ond re'son'be do*bt. 8*bse*ent#, t(e tri' co*rt denied t(e Dem*rrer 'nd rendered *d%ment con)ictin% t(e petitioner for ee)en co*nts of )io'tion of ".+. 22. On 'ppe', t(e :o*rt of Appe's 'ffirmed t(e decision of t(e tri' co*rt. ;n t(is petition, t(e :o*rt r*ed t('t to (od ' person i'be *nder "+. 22, it is not eno*%( to est'bis( t('t ' c(ec iss*ed &'s s*bse*ent# dis(onored. ;t m*st be s(o&n f*rt(er t('t t(e person &(o iss*ed t(e c(ec ne&