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Eugen U. Caballero, et al. vs. Sandiganbayan, et al

EUGENIO U. CABALLERO, NERITA CUENTO and MA. THERESA G. CABALLERO, Petitioners, versus SANDIGANBAYAN (Third Division) and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 137355-58 | 2007-09-25

D E C I S I O N
 

GARCIA, J.:

In this joint petition for certiorari and prohibition under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, petitioners assail and seek to set aside the Sandiganbayan's resolution[1] dated December 8, 1998 in Criminal Case Nos. 24366-69, denying their motion to quash, and its resolution[2] of February 12, 1999 which likewise denied their motion for reconsideration. The prohibition aspect of the petition aims at prohibiting the respondent court from taking further proceedings in said criminal cases.

Petitioner Eugenio Caballero, at the time this petition was filed in 1999, was the incumbent mayor of the Municipality of...