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Marcos vs. Sandiganbayan [SEPARATE OPINION, CONCURRING, BELLOSILLO, J.]

IMELDA R. MARCOS, petitioner, vs. The Honorable SANDIGANBAYAN (First Division), and THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 126995 | 1998-10-06

CONCURRING OPINION

BELLOSILLO, J.:

I concur. In affirming the conviction of petitioner by the Sandiganbayan, this Court in its Decision of 29 January 1998 relied "mainly on the prosecution's documentary evidence showing the chasmic disparity between the P102,760.00 monthly rental stipulated in Exh. 'B' and the P734,000.00 monthly rental provided in Exh. ‘D’."

At first blush, the presentation may appear sound; in a way, logical. But a critical and dispassionate review of the facts impels me to hold that the evidence of the prosecution miserably fails to meet the requisite quantum of proof to warrant the...