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Agustin V. Talino vs. Sandiganbayan, et al.

AGUSTIN V. TALINO, petitioner, vs. THE SANDIGANBAYAN and THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. Nos. L-75511-14 | 1987-03-16

D E C I S I O N

CRUZ, J p:

It is settled that if a separate trial is allowed to one of two or more defendants, his testimony therein imputing guilt to any of the co-accused is not admissible against the latter who was not able to cross-examine him. 1 The issue in this case is whether or not such testimony was considered by the respondent court against the petitioner, who claims that it was in fact the sole basis of his conviction.

The petitioner, along with several others, were charged in four separate informations with estafa through falsification of public documents for having allegedly conspired to defraud the government in the total...