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Enrile vs. Sadiganbayan [SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION, BRION, J.]

JUAN PONCE ENRILE, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN (THIRD DIVISION), AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 213847 | 2016-07-12

SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION

BRION, J.:

I write this Separate Opinion to reflect my view and explain my vote on the deliberations of the Court En Banc on August 18, 2015 on the issue of the provisional release of petitioner Juan Ponce Enrile from detention. I also explain in this Opinion why I vote to deny the motion for reconsideration filed by the People of the Philippines.

On August 18, 2015, the Court, voting 8-4, granted the petition for certiorari filed by Enrile to assail and annul the resolutions dated July 14, 2014 and August 8, 2014 issued by the Sandiganbayan (Third Division) in Case No. SB-14-CRM-0238. The dispositive portion of...