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Wainwright Rivera vs Hon Asso. Justices of the 4th Div, Sandiganbayan, et al

WAINWRIGHT RIVERA, Petitioner, versus HONORABLE ASSOCIATE JUSTICES of the FOURTH DIVISION, SANDIGANBAYAN RODOLFO PALATTAO, GREGORY ONG, MA. CRISTINA CORTEZ-ESTRADA and PROSECUTORS JOHN I.C. TURALBA, ORLANDO I. INES, JAIME C. BLANCAFLOR, ROSALYN M. LOJA of the OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTORS/OMBUDSMAN, Respondents.

G.R. No. 157824 | 2005-01-17



SECOND DIVISION
DECISION

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

This is a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court for the nullification of the December 17, 2002 Resolution of the Sandiganbayan in People v. Amado S. Lagdameo, Jr., Wainwright Rivera, et al., and its February 11, 2003 Order, denying the motion for reconsideration thereof.

The Antecedents

On May 19, 1998, an Amended Information was filed with the Sandiganbayan charging Justiniano Montano IV, John Doe and Peter Doe with violation of Republic Act No. 3019.  The case was docketed as Criminal Case No. 24642.  The accusatory portion reads:

That, on or about May 31, 1995, or...