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Alicia V. Alvia vs. Sandiganbayan, et al.

ALICIA V. ALVIA, petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN and THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. Nos. L-51923-25 | 1985-06-19

D E C I S I O N


RELOVA, J.:

Petitioner Alicia V. Alvia is charged with one hundred eighteen (118) counts of qualified theft in connection with her employment in the Philippine National Bank, a government owned and/or controlled corporation. The one hundred eighteen (118) Criminal cases were filed and distributed among the different branches of the then Court of First Instance of Lanao del Norte and the then City Court of Iligan City.

In the cases pending in Branch I, Court of First Instance, petitioner was arraigned and the trial has commenced. In the cases assigned in the City Court, petitioner was also arraigned, the cases were tried...