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People vs. Cerezo and Castillo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LORENZO MAYOGBA CEREZO AND EDWIN GODINEZ CASTILLO, ACCUSED, EDWIN GODINEZ CASTILLO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 252173 | 2022-03-15

D E C I S I O N
 
GAERLAN, J.:
 
Before this Court is an ordinary appeal,[1] filed by accused-appellant Edwin Godinez Castillo (Castillo) pursuant to Section 1(a), Rule XI of A.M. No. 13-7-05-SB or the 2018 Revised Internal Rules of the Sandiganbayan, seeking the reversal and setting aside of the Decision[2] dated February 27, 2020 (the assailed Decision) issued by the Sixth Division of the Sandiganbayan in SB-15-CRM-0320 to 0329, 0333 to 0336, and 0338 to 0339 (the cases a quo), which found Lorenzo Mayogba Cerezo (Cerezo) and Castillo criminally liable under Section 3(e) of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 3019 or the...