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People of the Philippines Vs. Sandiganbayan and Rolando Pizza

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus SANDIGANBAYAN (THIRD DIVISION) and ROLANDO PLAZA, Respondents

G.R. No. 169004 | 2010-09-15

DECISION


PERALTA, J.:

For this Court's resolution is a petition[1] dated September 2, 2005 under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court that seeks to reverse and set aside the Resolution[2] of the Sandiganbayan (Third Division), dated July 20, 2005, dismissing Criminal Case No. 27988, entitled People of the Philippines v. Rolando Plaza for lack of jurisdiction.

The facts follow.

Respondent Rolando Plaza, a member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Toledo City, Cebu, at the time relevant to this case, with salary grade 25, had been charged in the Sandiganbayan with violation of Section 89 of Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 1445, or The Auditing...