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Ltc. Pacifico G. Alejo Vs. People of the Phil.

LT. COL. PACIFICO G. ALEJO, PETITIONER, VERSUS PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 173360 | 2008-03-28

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

This petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assails the Decision[1] dated 31 January 2006 of the Sandiganbayan, Fifth Division in A/R No. 064 which affirmed the Decision[2] dated 26 July 2002 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Palayan City, Branch 40, finding petitioner Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col.) Pacifico G. Alejo guilty of Malversation of Public Property punishable under paragraph 4, Article 217 of the Revised Penal Code.

On 29 December 1994, petitioner was charged before the RTC with the crime of Malversation of Public Property, allegedly committed as follows:

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