Showing posts with label substantial amendment before plea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label substantial amendment before plea. Show all posts

Monday, February 27, 2012

Amendment of 4 Separate Informations of Illegal Recruitment Into 1 Information for the "Non-Bailable" Crime of Large Scale Illegal Recruitment : Fronda-Baggao vs. People, G.R. No. 151785, December 10, 2007


D E C I S I O N
(1st Division)

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

I.      THE FACTS

Four (4) separate Informations for [simple] illegal recruitment were filed against petitioner Susan Fronda-Baggao. Before arraignment, and while the accused was already out on bail, the prosecutor moved to amend the Informations, praying that the 4 separate Informations be amended so that there would only be one Information for illegal recruitment in large scale. The trial court granted the motion. The CA affirmed the trial court’s order granting the motion.