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People vs. Lee Jr.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. MATEO A. LEE, JR., RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 234618 | 2019-09-16

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
In this Petition for Review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, the People of the Philippines, as petitioner, thru the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of the Office of the Ombudsman, seeks the reversal of the Sandiganbayan's Resolution[1] dated September 6, 2017, which granted Mateo Acuin Lee, Jr.'s (Lee) Motion for Reconsideration and ordered the dismissal of the case against him on the ground of prescription, and Resolution[2] dated October 6, 2017, which denied petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration.

Lee was charged with Violation of Republic...