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Raul Basilio D. Boac, Ramon B. Golong, Cesar F. Beltran & Roger A Basadre Vs. People of the Philippines

RAUL BASILIO D. BOAC, RAMON B. GOLONG, CESAR F. BELTRAN, and ROGER A. BASADRE, Petitioners, versusPEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 180597 | 2008-11-07

D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:

This appeal by certiorari under Rule 45 seeks to set aside the August 16, 2007 Decision[1] of the Sandiganbayan, finding petitioners guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section 2203 of the Tariff and Customs Code. Petitioners' motion for reconsideration was denied by the court through its November 14, 2007 Resolution.[2]

The Facts

Raul Basilio Boac, Ramon Betuin Golong, Cesar Fantone Beltran, Roger Alcantara Basadre, and Benjamin Castaneda Alfonso are members of the Philippine National Police (PNP)-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG). They hold the ranks of Police Senior...