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Mayor Felipe K. Constantino vs. Hon. Sandiganbayan, et al.

MAYOR FELIPE K. CONSTANTINO, Petitioner, versus HON. SANDIGANBAYAN (FIRST DIVISION) and THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 140656 | 2007-09-13

D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.:

Before us are two (2) consolidated petitions, the determination of both rests ultimately on whether Felipe K. Constantino (Constantino), mayor of Malungon, Sarangani Province, was indeed guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section 3(e) of Republic Act No. 3019 (R.A. No. 3019), otherwise known as The Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.

In G.R. No. 140656, Constantino filed a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, assailing the 15 November 1999 decision[1] and the 15 March 2000 resolution[2] of the Sandiganbayan (First Division) in Criminal Case No. 23433...