help about estafa case...

**pnay_fickle_minded** · May 13th, 2006 02:16 PM

anyone could help me know more about this case... kung pwedi ba ma-sentenced ng 8-11 years kung estafa lang yung case?

i just got a call from my cousin, nakakahiya man, her mom (my aunt) is in jail since thursday pa... meron daw kasi sya utang, cheke yata worth 21,000 pesos dun sa bading na businessman, binabayaran naman daw nya everyday dahil yun na nga ang napagkasunduan, kaso lang meron time na nagtalo sila nung bading, so from then di na daw nag pakita yung pinagkaka-utangan nya. Nung thurs dinampot na lang daw sya ng pulis dun sa store nila with warrant of arrest. Na-shock daw lahat, kasi wala naman daw sya narereceive na subphoena. Bine-bail nman ng mga kamag-anak ko kaso wala daw bail yung kaso nya. 21, 000 pesos lang po yung utang nya, pwedi bang walang bail yun? Nung friday daw lilipat na daw sana sa cityjail, kaso meron tumawag kaya dina nalipat... nakikipag-ayos naman yung family, kaso ayaw nung bading, gusto lang daw nya mabulok sa kulungan yung aunt ko. Im just wondering bakit na-sentenced na agad sya ng 8-11 years without hearing? pwedi po ba yun? what should our family do para di na sya malipat sa city jail? tapos baka malipat pa daw sa muntinlupa... gosh sobra na.... pati nga daw po yung police nagtataka dahil 21thou lang po yung utang nya, wala pang bail? Sa monday pa maasikaso yung case, sabi naman ng lawyer ng family ko, 50/50 pa daw.

please i need your help.. thanks in advance

**kimpOy** · May 13th, 2006 02:35 PM

im not a lawyer but i think hindi naman yata tama yun, dapat di ba may subpoena, tapos court hearing or arbitration...

**yebo** · May 13th, 2006 02:46 PM

di pwede yan, wala pa hearing e. dapat nga yan bago warrant of arrest e meron muna preliminary hearing sa fiscal's office. criminal case kasi so hindi pwede naprivate lawyer lang ang magdedemanda sa kanya, dapat fiscal. pag tapos na preliminary hearing sa fiscal at hindi na-settle ammicably yung kaso (out of court settlement) e saka pa lang mag-request ng warrant of arrest ang fiscal.

demanda nyo ng illegal arrest and illegal detention yung police, malamang merong lagayan na nangyari dyan kaya ganyan. tapos yung bading counter-sue nyo ng kidnapping.

may bail ang estafa. ang wala lang bail ay yung heinous crimes (drug trafficking, kidnapping, murder, armed robbery resulting to homicide, plunder)

**van_wilder** · May 13th, 2006 03:27 PM

hindi ka pwede makulong dahil hindi estafa yun... yun bading ang hindi nagpakita... kaso mukhang nabayaran yun mga police eh...

**pnay_fickle_minded** · May 13th, 2006 03:36 PM

thanks kimpoy and yebo, sinabi ko sa cousin ko, medyo nabigyan ng hope... wala lang kasi akong magawa kasi nasa tokyo ako. Sabi naman nya, kahit yung chief pulis mismo nnung kulungan nagtataka kasi walang bail... pano kaya yun? bigtime kasi yung bading kaya siguro may lagay. baka walang lagayan nangyari sa pulis, sa fiscal siguro may lagayan nangyari.... sa monday pa malalaman, di ko alam kung marunong ba talaga yung lawyer na kinuha nila, bakit dila na-advisan ng ganyan... wala kasi masyadong marunong na lawyer sa angeles

**kimpOy** · May 13th, 2006 03:49 PM

mukhang above the law ang mga authorities sa angeles ah...tsk tsk

**niky** · May 13th, 2006 04:13 PM

Whoever is truly at fault, estafa is a bailable offense, and what was done was against SOP from the start. Hell, I know of some people with cases in excess of 1m (and not RICH people, mind you, just unscrupulous middle class businesspeople) who are still free pending their court hearing.