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Pacasum vs. People [DECISION]

NORMALLAH A. PACASUM, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 180314 | 2009-04-16

D E C I S I O N
 
CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:
 
Before Us is a petition for review on certiorari which seeks to set aside the Decision[1] of the Sandiganbayan in Crim. Case No. 27483 promulgated on 7 August 2007 which found petitioner Normallah A. Pacasum guilty of Falsification under Article 171, paragraph 1 of the Revised Penal Code, and its Resolution[2] dated 22 October 2007 denying petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration and Motion for New Trial/Reception of Newly Discovered Evidence.

On 2 May 2002, petitioner was charged before the Sandiganbayan with Falsification of Public Documents, defined and punished under...