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People vs. Dumlao and La'o

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus HERMENEGILDO DUMLAO y CASTILIANO and EMILIO LA'O y GONZALES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 168918 | 2009-03-02

D E C I S I O N

CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

On appeal is the Resolution[1] of the Sandiganbayan in Criminal Case No. 16699 dated 14 July 2005 which granted the Motion to Dismiss/Quash of respondent Hermenegildo C. Dumlao and dismissed the case against him. The Sandiganbayan likewise ordered the case against respondent Emilio G. La'o archived. The dispositive portion of the resolution reads:

WHEREFORE, finding the Motion to Dismiss/Quash filed by accused Hermenegildo C. Dumlao to be meritorious this case as against him is hereby ordered DISMISSED.

The cash bond posted by him is hereby cancelled and accused Dumlao is allowed to withdraw the same from...