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Diaz vs. Sandiganbayan

FLORENCIA GARCIA-DIAZ PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN, RESPONDENT. [G.R. Nos. 193248-49] JOSE G. SOLIS, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 193236 | 2018-09-07

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Co-conspirators are liable collectively and equally for the common design of their criminal acts. When a contract that is grossly and manifestly disadvantageous to the government is entered into, the persons involved—whether public officers or private persons—may be charged for violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and suffer the same penalty if found guilty beyond reasonable doubt.

This resolves two (2) Petitions for Review on Certiorari filed separately by Florencia L. Garcia-Diaz[1] (Garcia-Diaz) and Jose G. Solis[2] (Solis) assailing the Sandiganbayan March 3, 2010...