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Villarosa vs. People [DECISION]

JOSE TAPALES VILLAROSA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. Nos. 233155-63 | 2020-06-23

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, C.J.:
 
Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the Decision[1] of the Sandiganbayan (SB), promulgated on November 17, 2016, which found petitioner guilty beyond reasonable doubt of nine (9) counts of violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act No. 3019 (RA 3019), otherwise known as the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, and sentenced him, for each count, to an indeterminate penalty of imprisonment of six (6) years and one ( 1) month, as minimum, to ten (10) years, as maximum, with the accessory penalty of perpetual...