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Cresente Y. Llorente vs. SANDIGANBAYAN, et al.

CRESENTE Y. LLORENTE, JR., petitioner, vs. SANDIGANBAYAN and LETICIA G. FUERTES, respondents.

G.R. No. 122166 | 1998-03-11

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J:

In a prosecution for violation of Section 3[e] of the Anti-Graft Law, that is, "causing undue injury to any party," the government prosecutors must prove "actual" injury to the offended party; speculative or incidental injury is not sufficient.

The Case

Before us is a petition for review of the Decision promulgated on June 23, 1995 and the Resolution promulgated on October 12, 1995 of the Sandiganbayan in Criminal Case No. 18343, finding Cresente Y. Llorente, Jr. guilty as charged.

Llorente, then municipal mayor of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, was charged with violation of Sec. 3[e] of Republic Act...