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MILAGROS L. DIAZ vs SANDIGANBAYAN

MILAGROS L. DIAZ, petitioner, vs. SANDIGANBAYAN, respondents.

G.R. No. 125213 | 1999-01-26

D E C I S I O N

VITUG, J.:

Milagros L. Diaz, erstwhile postmistress of Tandag, Surigao del Sur, was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of malversation of public funds defined by Article 217, paragraph 4, of the Revised Penal Code, in a decision rendered by the Sandiganbayan on 15 March 1996 in Criminal Case No. 11295. The Sandiganbayan adjudged:

"WHEREFORE, in view of all the foregoing, the Court hereby finds the accused Milagros L. Diaz GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of malversation of public funds as described and penalized in Art. 217 of the Revised Penal Code for the amount of P9,813.99, and after...