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1) Lito Corpuz was convicted of estafa for failing to return jewelries worth PhP 98,000 that were entrusted to him for sale or return the sale proceeds. 2) On appeal, Corpuz argued that the penalty imposed violated his constitutional rights. The issue was whether Article 315 of the Revised Penal Code prescribing penalties for estafa was constitutional. 3) While the Court affirmed the constitutionality of the provision, amici curiae provided comments on making the incremental penalties proportionate to inf

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Ali Namla

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