IV. The judgment in Criminal Case No. 2862-V-93 is REVERSED and appellant is ACQUITTED from the charge of estafa. Costs de oficio. SO ORDERED. Davide, Jr., C.J., (Chairman), Vitug, Ynares-Santiago, and Carpio, JJ., concur. [1] Rollo, p. 7. [2] Rollo, p. 8. [3] Rollo, p. 9. [4] Rollo, p. 10. [5] Rollo, p. 11. [6] Rollo, p. 12. [7] TSN, October 13, 1993, pp. 2-6. [8] Exhibits K and L, Folder of Exhibits, pp. 11-12. [9] Exhibit M, Folder of Exhibits, p.13. [10] TSN, September 7, 1993, pp. 2-13. [11] Exhibit B, Folder of Exhibits, p. 3. [12] Exhibits C and D, Folder of Exhibits, pp. 4-5. [13] Exhibits F, G, and H, Folder of Exhibits, pp. 7-9. [14] Exhibit E, Folder of Exhibits, p. 6. [15] TSN, November 3, 1993, pp. 3-30. [16] Exhibits O to O-4, Folder of Exhibits, pp. 14-18. . [17] Exhibit Q, Folder of Exhibits, p.19. [18] TSN, September 13, 1993, pp. 2-5. [19] Exhibits J and J-1, Folder of Exhibits p.10. [20] TSN, May 5, 1995, pp. 2- 51. [21] Decision, pp. 12-13; Rollo, pp. 32-33. [22] Appellants Brief, pp. 1-2; Rollo, pp. 55-56. [23] People v. Dulay, 348 SCRA 239, 248 (2000). [24] Ibasco v. CA, 261 SCRA 449 (1996). [25] Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 110, Sec. 15 (a). [26] People v. Bayong, G.R. No. 132064, September 7, 2001. [27] People v. Gorospe, 157 SCRA 154 (1988).