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People vs. Legaspi, etc.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. SULPICIO P. LEGASPI, MOISES R. PERALTA, REBECCA GOMEZ, JORGE MONTILLA, MARISSA L. DURAN, LOURDES PLAZA, MARIETTA FUENTES, OFELIA S. POLIQUIT, BRENDA REGNER, RHODORA B. LACSON, MIGUEL S. ALIPIO, SAMSON Z. CABALLES, OSCAR GERONA, PELAGIO V. SORONGON, JR., AND ROSELMA G. CANTOS, ACCUSED; SAMSON Z. CABALLES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 250367 & 250400-05 | 2022-08-31

D E C I S I O N
 
HERNANDO, J.:
 
Before this Court is an appeal[1] filed by Samson Z. Caballes (Caballes) from the June 7, 2019 Decision[2] and the August 20, 2019 Resolution[3] of the Sandiganbayan in Criminal Case Nos. 24479-24489, entitled People of the Philippines v. Sulpicio P. Legaspi, et al. The assailed Decision convicted Caballes and his co-accused for violating Section 3(e)[4] of Republic Act No. (RA) 3019,[5] otherwise known as the "Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act," in Criminal Case Nos. 24480, 24481, 24482, 24484, 24486, 24487, and 24489.

The Facts
 
Six separate...