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Odon Pecho vs People of the Phil., et al.

ODON PECHO, petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and the SANDIGANBAYAN, respondents.

G.R. No. 111399 | 1996-09-27

R E S O L U T I O N


DAVIDE, JR., J.:

In our decision of 14 November, we modified the appealed judgment of the Sandiganbayan in Criminal Case No. 14844 by holding the petitioner guilty of the complex crime of attempted estafa through falsification of official and commercial documents, and sentencing him to suffer an indeterminate penalty ranging from two (2) years, four (4) months and one (1) day of pri-sion correctional as minimum to ten (10) years and one (1) day of prision mayor as maximum and to pay a fine of Two Thousand Pesos (P2,000.00).

In short, we held that although the petitioner could not be convicted of the crime charged,...