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People vs. Lala [DECISION]

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROBERT G. LALA, PUREZA A. FERNANDEZ, AGUSTINITO P. HERMOSO AND GERARDO S. SURLA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 254886 | 2023-10-11

D E C I S I O N
 
GAERLAN, J.:
 
Before this Court is an appeal by Roberto G. Lala (Lala), Pureza A. Fernandez (Fernandez), Agustinito P. Hermoso (Hermoso), and Gerardo Surla (Surla) (collectively, accused-appellants), assailing the Joint Decision[1] dated September 29, 2020 and the Resolution[2] dated December 23, 2020 of the Sandiganbayan 6th Division in Criminal Case Nos. SB-08-CRM-0270 and SB-12-CRM-006, which found accused-appellants guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 3019.
Factual Antecedents
 
In January 2007, the 12th Association of Southeast Asian...