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Venancio M. Sevilla Vs. People of the Philippines

VENANCIO M. SEVILLA, Petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 194390 | 2014-08-13

FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION

REYES, J.:
 
Before this Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari1 under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court seeking to annul and set aside the Decision2 dated February 26, 2009 and the Resolution3 dated October 22, 2010 of the Sandiganbayan in Criminal Case No. 27925, finding Venancio M. Sevilla (Sevilla) guilty of falsification of public documents through reckless imprudence punished under Article 365 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC).
 
Antecedent Facts

Sevilla, a former councilor of Malabon City, was charged with the felony of falsification of public document, penalized under...