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VICENTE R. MADARANG vs Sandiganbayan and PEOPLE

VICENTE R. MADARANG, petitioner, vs. SANDIGANBAYAN and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 112314 | 2001-03-28

D E C I S I O N

MELO, J.:

This is one of the cases which, regrettably, was not acted upon with dispatch, especially so, in view of the submission by the Office of the Solicitor General of a manifestation recommending acquittal. That petitioner was not detained is not excuse for the delay. In any event, the Court in an effort to dispose of the old cases in its docket promulgated on February 27, 2001 A.M. No. 00-9-03-SC distributing among its members said cases, and the herein petition was re-raffled to undersigned ponente.

Petitioner Vicente R. Madarang was charged before the Sandiganbayan with the crime of Malversation in Criminal Case...