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Monsanto vs. Factoran Jr. 170 SCRA 190 [CONCURRING OPINIONS]

SALVACION A. MONSANTO, petitioner, vs. FULGENCIO S. FACTORAN, JR., respondent.

G.R. No. 78239 | 1989-02-09

Separate Opinions

PADILLA, J., concurring:

I concur in the result but on grounds different from those relied upon by the majority opinion.

Petitioner Salvacion A. Monsanto was Assistant Treasurer of Calbayog City. Together with three (3) other accused, she was charged before the Sandiganbayan with the complex crime of Estafa through falsification of public documents. After trial, the accused were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment of four (4) years, two (2) months and one (1) day of prision correccional, as minimum, to ten (10) years and one (1) day of prision correccional, as maximum, and to pay a fine of P3,500.00. They were also...