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Sideño vs. People

ROLANDO S. SIDEÑO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 235640 | 2020-09-03

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, C.J.:
 
Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari[1] seeking to reverse and set aside the July 7, 2017 Resolution[2] of the Sandiganbayan (SB) in Criminal Case Nos. SB-17-A/R-0004-0006, dismissing the appeal of petitioner Rolando S. Sideño from the May 19, 2016 Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 25, Manila (RTC), as well as its November 10, 2017 Resolution,[4] denying Sideño's motion for reconsideration.

The factual and procedural antecedents are as follows:

Sideño was indicted for three (3) counts of violation of...