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Ludwig H. Adaza vs. Sandiganbayan, et al.

LUDWIG H. ADAZA, Petitioner, versus SANDIGANBAYAN (the First DIVISION composed of Justices GREGORIO S. ONG, CATALINO R. CASTANEDA, JR. and FRANCISCO H. VILLARUZ, JR. and THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES represented by SPECIAL PROSECUTION OFFICE, Respondents.

G.R. No. 154886 | 2005-07-28

THIRD DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

CARPIO MORALES, J.: 

Before this Court is a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court assailing the June 19, 2002 Decision[1] and July 3, 2002 Resolution[2] of the Sandiganbayan finding petitioner Ludwig H. Adaza (petitioner) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Falsification of Public Document penalized under Article 172, in relation to Article 171, paragraph 1 of the Revised Penal Code and denying his motion for reconsideration, respectively. 

Culled from the records of the case are the following facts: 

Sometime in 1996, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) of...