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FELICISIMO F. LAZARTE, JR., PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN (FIRST DIVISION) AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.

FELICISIMO F. LAZARTE, JR., PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN (FIRST DIVISION) AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 180122 | 2009-03-13

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N
 
TINGA, J.:
 
This is a Petition for Certiorari[1]  under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure assailing the Resolution[2]  dated 2 March 2007 of the First Division of the Sandiganbayan in Criminal Case No. 26583 entitled, "People of the Philippines v. Robert P. Balao, et al.," which denied petitioner Felicisimo F. Lazarte, Jr.'s Motion to Quash.  The Resolution[3]  dated 18 October 2007 of said court denying petitioner's motion for reconsideration is likewise challenged in this petition.

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