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YU OH vs COURT OF APPEALS GR No. 12597 June 06, 2003

my first digest: on retroactive effect(criminal law I)

Petitioner: Elvira Yu Oh

Respondent(s): Court of Appeals and People of the Philippines

FACTS:

Petitioner purchased pieces of jewelry from Solid Gold International Traders,

Inc. Due to her failure to pay the purchase price, the company filed civil

cases against her for specific performance before the RTC of Pasig. On

September 17, 1990, petitioner and Solid Gold through it general manager,

Joaquin Novales III entered into a compromise agreement to settle said civil

cases. It was approved by the trial court provided that petitioner shall issue

a total of ninety-nine post-dated checks in the amount of PHP 50,000.00

each, dated every 15thand 30thof the month starting October 1, 1990 and

the balance of over PHP 1million to be paid in lump sum on November 16,

1994 (the due date of the 99thpost dated check). Petitioner then issued ten

checks at Php 50,000.00 each for a total of Php 500,000.00 drawn against

her account at the Equitable Banking Corporation (EBC). Novales then

deposited each of the ten checks on their respective due dates to the

company bank account. However, said checks were dishonored by the EBC

for the reason Account Closed. Dishonor slips were issued for each check

that was returned to Novales. On October 5, 1992, Novales filed 10 separate

informations before the RTC of Quezon City charging the petitioner with

violation of Batas Pambansa Blg. 22. Upon arraignment, petitioner pleaded

not guilty.

Nonetheless, RTC convicted her of ten counts of violation of BP 22. CA

affirmed the decision.

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ISSUES:

(1) Whether or not appellate court was mistaken in not granting retroactive

effect to RA 7691 in view of Art 22 of the RPC.

(2) Whether or not notice of dishonor is indispensable in this case.

HELD:

(1) No.RA 7691 is not a penal law and therefore, Art 22 of the RPC does not

apply in the present case. A penal law is an act of the legislature that

prohibits certain acts and establishes penalties for its violations. It also

defines crime, treats of their nature and provides for its punishment. RA

7691 is a law that vests additional jurisdiction on courts, thus, it is

substantive. The court further held that it cannot be given retroactive effect.

(2) Yes. It is necessary that a notice of dishonor be received by the issuer

and the prosecution has the burden of proving the fact of service. It thus

stated in section 2 of BP 22. It is essential for the drawer to be notified of

the dishonor of her checks so she could make arrangements for its payment

within the period prescribed by law (5 days).

Hence, SC reversed the decision of the CA and acquits the petioner.

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