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Cojuangco, Jr. vs. Sandiganbayan [DECISION]

EDUARDO M. COJUANGCO, JR., petitioner vs. SANDIGANBAYAN (FIRST DIVISION) and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 134307 | 1998-12-21

D E C I S I O N
 
QUISUMBING, J.:
 
This petition for prohibition under Section 2 of Rule 65 of the Rules of Court seeks to dismiss Criminal Case No. 22018 entitled "People of the Philippines vs. Eduardo M. Cojuangco, Jr., et al.", now pending before respondent Sandiganbayan (First Division), and to prohibit said court from further proceeding with the case. Petitioner invokes his constitutional right to due process, a speedy trial, and a speedy determination of his cases before all judicial, quasi-judicial and administrative bodies. Further, he prays for the issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order and/or Writ of...