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Pablo Quinon vs PEOPLE

PABLO N. QUINON, petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondent.

G.R. No. 136462 | 2002-09-19

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This petition for review seeks to set aside the September 21, 1998 decision and the December 4, 1998 resolution of the Sandiganbayan[1] in Criminal Case No. 16279, convicting petitioner Pablo N. Quiñon of the crime of malversation of public property as defined and penalized under Article 217 of the Revised Penal Code.

The Information filed against accused-appellant reads:

That on or about March 14, 1988 or subsequent thereto, in Calinog, Iloilo, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, a public officer, being then the Station Commander of the Calinog, Iloilo...