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Magno vs. People

ANGELITO MAGNO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE PHILIPPINES, OF THE REPRESENTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 230657 | 2018-03-14

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari[1] filed by petitioner Angelito Magno (petitioner) assailing the Decision[2] dated September 16, 2016 and the Resolution[3] dated February 15, 2017 of the Sandiganbayan (SB) in SB-15-SCA-0001, which nullified and set aside the Orders dated September 30, 2013[4] and November 28, 2014[5] of the Regional Trial Court of Mandaue City, Branch 56 (RTC) in Crim. Case No. DU-10123, and found that petitioner's right to speedy trial was not violated.
 
The Facts

On May 14, 2003, an Information[6] was...