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Buencamino Cruz vs. The Honorable Sandiganbayan, et al.

BUENCAMINO CRUZ, Petitioner, versus THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN and THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 134493 | 2005-08-16

THIRD DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

GARCIA, J.: 

Thru this petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, petitioner Buencamino Cruz seeks to set aside the Decision dated 30 January 1998[1] of the Sandiganbayan in its Criminal Case No. 22830, finding him guilty of violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 3019, as amended, otherwise known as the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, and its Resolution dated 14 July 1998,[2] denying petitioner's motion for reconsideration. 

The factual antecedents are not at all disputed: 

Following the May 1992 local elections and his proclamation as...