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Juan G. Rivera vs PEOPLE.

JUAN G. RIVERA, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 163996 | 2005-06-09

D E C I S I O N 


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.: 

This petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assails the decision dated May 3, 2004 of the Sandiganbayan,[1] which convicted petitioner of twelve counts of the crime of falsification by a public officer under Article 171 and one count of the crime of malversation of public funds under Article 217 (4), both of the Revised Penal Code and its resolution dated June 10, 2004,[2] denying reconsideration thereof and disallowing him to present evidence. 

The antecedent facts are as follows: 

Petitioner Juan G. Rivera and Eric O. Garcia, municipal mayor and...