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People vs. Cojuangco, Jr.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, vs. EDUARDO M. COJUANGCO, JR., Respondent. x----------------------------------------x G.R. No. 160897 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, vs. EDUARDO M. COJUANGCO, JR., Respondent. Present: SERENO, CJ, Chairperson, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, BERSAMIN, PERLAS-BERNABE, and CAGUIOA,* JJ.

G.R. No. 160864 | 2016-11-16

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
SERENO, CJ:
 
Before this Court is a Petition1 filed by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) on 23 December 2003 and a Petition for Review2 filed by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on 27 January 2004. Both Petitions, brought under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, prayed for the reversal of the Resolution3 of the Sandiganbayan dated 24 April 2003 and the subsequent Resolution4 dated 20 November 2003. In these Resolutions, the Sandiganbayan declared null and void the preliminary investigation conducted by the...