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Teodoro K. Katigbak And Bienvenido E. Merelos Vs. The Sandiganbayan And PEOPLE

TEODORO K. KATIGBAK and BIENVENIDO E. MERELOS, petitioners, vs. THE SANDIGANBAYAN and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 140183 | 2003-07-10

D E C I S I O N

CORONA, J.:

The instant petition for certiorari and prohibition under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court seeks to annul and set aside the Resolution[1] dated April 7, 1999 of the Sandiganbayan's Second Division, in Criminal Case No. 22647 denying petitioners' motion to dismiss the case against them on demurrer to evidence and the Resolution[2] dated August 9, 1999 which denied their motion for reconsideration.

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