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People vs. Nicolas

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ISAGANI LAURENCE DE GUZMAN NICOLAS AND LEONARDO ROSARIO NICOLAS, JR., ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 249323 | 2023-01-11

DECISION
 
LOPEZ, J., J.:
 
This Court resolves an Appeal[1] from the Decision[2] and Resolution[3] of the Sandiganbayan finding Isagani Laurence de Guzman Nicolas (Isagani) and Leonardo Rosario Nicolas, Jr. (Leonardo) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of direct bribery, defined and penalized under Article 210 of the Revised Penal Code.
 
Isagani and Leonardo were charged with direct bribery in an Information[4] which reads:
 
That on July 14, 2017, or sometime prior or subsequent thereto, in Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, accused Leonardo...