THIRD DIVISIONGERTRUDES TEH, Petitioner, -versus-G.R. No. 141180 January 11, 200THE PEOP!E O" THE PHI!IPPINES, Res#on$ent%D E C I S I O NS&NDOV&!-GUTIERRE', J%()e*ore us is t+e Petition *or Revie, on - ertiorari *i.e$ /y Gertru$es Te+ assai.in0 t+e Reso.ution 112 o* t+e -ourt o* #ea.s $ate$ O3to/er 4, 1555 in -&-G%R% -R No% 26472 $is8issin0 +er #etition *or revie, an$ its Reso.ution $ate$ Nove8/er 25, 1555 $enyin0 +er 9otion *or Re3onsi$eration%T+e *a3tua. /a3:$ro# o* t+is 3ase is as *o..o,s(Petitioner Gertru$es Te+ an$ Josa.ie )a0uio ,ere 3+ar0e$ ,it+ esta*a /e*ore t+e 9uni3i#a. Tria. -ourts in -ities ;9T--T+at on or a/out De3e8/er 17, 155, in t+e -ity o* Davao, P+i.i##ines, an$ ,it+in t+e ?uris$i3tion o* t+is Honora/.e -ourt, a/ove-8entione$ a33use$ re3eive$ on 3onsi0n8ent /asis *ro8 Ro$son@s -o..e3tion -enter, re#resente$ /y E.iAa/et+ E% 9ari$a/.e, 0oo$s ,ort+ P1,76%00 ,it+ t+e eB#ress o/.i0ation on +er #art to se.. t+e 3onsi0ne$ ite8s an$ to re8it t+e #ro3ee$s *ro8 t+e sa.e or to return t+e sa8e i* unso.$ to sai$ 3o8#.ainantC /ut *ar *ro8 3o8#.yin0 ,it+ t+e a*oresai$ o/.i0ation, ,it+ 0rave a/use o* 3on*i$en3e an$ in vio.ation o* trust an$ ,it+ intent to $e*rau$, t+e sai$ a33use$ ,i..*u..y an$ un.a,*u..y *ai.e$ to re8it t+e #ro3ee$s *ro8 t+e sa.e nor to return t+e sa8e ite8s $es#ite $e8an$s t+ere*ore, t+ere/y 8isa##ro#riatin0 an$ 3onvertin0 t+e sa8e to +er #ersona. use an$ /ene*it, to t+e $a8a0e an$ #re?u$i3e o* +erein 3o8#.ainant in t+e sai$ a8ount%-ONTR&RD TO !&E%FU#on arrai0n8ent, #etitioner, assiste$ /y 3ounse., #.ea$e$ not 0ui.ty to t+e 3+ar0e%Josa.ie )a0uio +as re8aine$ at .ar0e%T+e evi$en3e *or t+e #rose3ution s+o, t+at #etitioner ,as *or8er.y an area 8ana0er o* Ro$son@s -o..e3tion -enter ,+i3+ se..s various #ersona. #ro$u3ts, su3+ as .a$ies@ T-s+irts an$ #er*u8es, 8en@s 3o.o0ne, 3are soa# an$ s+a$in0 stri#%Un$er +er ,ere severa. $ea.ers, one o* ,+o8 ,as Josa.ie )a0uio%)ase$ on a >ri$e onF syste8, t+e area 8ana0er ,as a..o,e$ in 3ertain instan3es to ,it+$ra, sto3:s *or sa.e in t+e na8e o* t+e $ea.er, #rovi$e$ t+at /ot+ ,ou.$ si0n a trust re3ei#t a0ree8ent%T+e trust re3ei#t a0ree8ent #rovi$es t+at t+ey s+ou.$ re8it t+e #ro3ee$s o* t+e 0oo$s so.$ ,it+in a s#e3i*ie$ ti8e%I* not so.$, t+en t+ey s+ou.$ return t+e unso.$ ite8s to Ro$son@s -o..e3tion -enter%On De3e8/er 17, 155, #etitioner an$ Josa.ie )a0uio ,it+$re, *ro8 t+e Ro$son@s -o..e3tion -enter severa. ite8s 3onsistin0 o* 8en@s 3o.o0ne, soa#, an$ ot+er sun$ries ,ort+ P1,76%00% )ot+ si0ne$ t+e reGuire$ trust re3ei#t a0ree8ent%Ho,ever, #etitioner an$ Josa.ie *ai.e$ to re8it t+e #ro3ee$s o* t+e sa.e $es#ite Ro$son@s -o..e3tion -enter@s severa. $e8an$s, +en3e, t+ey ,ere 3+ar0e$ ,it+ esta*a%Petitioner 3onten$s t+at ,+i.e s+e si0ne$ t+e trust re3ei#t a0ree8ent, +o,ever, s+e $i$ so on.y *or t+e #ur#ose o* i$enti*yin0 +er as t+e area 8ana0er o* Josa.ie )a0uio%S+e $enie$ re3eivin0 any ite8%T+e sto3:s ,it+$ra,n ,ere *or t+e a33ount o* Josa.ie%On "e/ruary 1, 1555, t+e 9T-- ren$ere$ its De3ision, t+e $is#ositive #ortion o* ,+i3+ rea$s(>EHERE"ORE, *in$in0 a33use$ GERTRUDES TEH 0ui.ty /eyon$ reasona/.e $ou/t, s+e is +ere/y senten3e$ to an i8#rison8ent o* THREE;6< 9ONTHS o* arresto 8ayor as 8ini8u8 to TEO ;2< DE&RS an$ "OUR ;4< 9ONTHS o* #rision 3orre33iona. as 8aBi8u8C to in$e8ni*y t+e o**en$e$ #arty t+e su8 o* ONE THOUS&ND "IVE HUNDRED EIGHTD THREE PESOS ;P1,76%00< an$ to #ay t+e #ro#ortionate s+are o* t+e 3osts%&33use$ is *urt+er or$ere$ to in$e8ni*y t+e o**en$e$ #arty eB#enses in3urre$ in en*or3in0 +er 3.ai8 *ro8 t+e ti8e t+e 3ase ,as *i.e$ in 155= to its *ina. ter8ination in 1555, ,+i3+ t+e -ourt +ere/y *iBe$ as reasona/.e in t+e a8ount o* One T+ousan$ Pesos ;P1,000%00