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Rodriguez vs. Sandiganbayan

EVELYN V. RODRIGUEZ, AND ANDRES ABONITA, JR., petitioners, vs. SANDIGANBAYAN, AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 141710 | 2004-03-03

D E C I S I O N
 
CARPIO-MORALES, J.:

The January 17, 2000 three separate Orders of the Sandiganbayan denying petitioners motion to quash the second amended information,[1] denying the motion to defer arraignment,[2]and entering a plea of not guilty for petitioners in light of their refusal to plead to the information,[3] are assailed in the present petition for certiorari.

The antecedents of the case are as follows:

On September 24, 1996, acting upon an information that rampant illegal logging activities have been going on in different areas of Taytay, Palawan, a joint team composed of the Economic Intelligence and Investigation Bureau...