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Escobar vs. People

MIGUEL D. ESCOBAR, EUGENE L. ALZATE, PERLA C. MAGLINTE, CESAR M. CAGANG, AND VIVENCIA S. TELESFORO, PETITIONERS, V. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 205576 | 2017-11-20

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Except with respect to civil cases impliedly instituted, the rule of conclusiveness of judgment has no application in criminal law proceedings. For criminal procedure, it is not res judicata under Rule 39, Section 47 of the Rules of Court, but res judicata in prison grey as double jeopardy, under Rule 117, Section 7.
 
This is a Consolidated Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] assailing the August 22, 2012 Decision[2] and January 8, 2013 Resolution[3] of the Sandiganbayan in Criminal Case No. 28293. The Sandiganbayan found petitioners Perla C. Maglinte (Maglinte),...