DAY of prision correccional as minimum to SIX (6) YEARS and ONE (1) DAY of prision mayor as maximum. The accused is further sentenced to pay complaining witness Frennie Majarucon y Baco the amount of P20,000, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, plus the costs of suit. (6) In Crim. Case No. 2865-V-93, the Court finds accused Marlene Olermo @ Marlene Tolentino guilty beyond reasonable doubt and as principal of the crime of Estafa as defined and penalized under paragraph 2(a) in relation to the first paragraph of Article 315 of the Revised Penal Code without any attending mitigating or aggravating circumstance, and, applying the Indeterminate Sentence Law, hereby sentences her to a penalty of FOUR (4) YEARS and TWO (2) MONTHS ofprision correccional as minimum to EIGHT (8) YEARS of prision mayor as maximum. The accused is further sentenced to pay complaining witness Alfred Bryant Berador y Ochoa the amount of P25,350, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, plus the costs of suit. SO ORDERED. [21] Appeal followed and the following are assigned as errors: I The trial court gravely erred in giving full weight and credence to the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses and in not considering the defense interposed by the accused-appellant. II The court a quo gravely erred in convicting accused-appellant of the crimes charged despite failure of the prosecution to prove her guilt beyond reasonable doubt. III The court a quo gravely erred in finding the accused-appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of large-scale recruitment despite its lack of jurisdiction. IV The court a quo gravely erred in disregarding the right of the appellant to have a competent and independent counsel. V

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