Moreover, petitioner avers that the Sandiganbayan likewise gravely erred in denying his Motion for Reconsideration based on the failure of his counsel to appear during the hearing for the motion. He argued that his contentions, the reliefs and remedies prayed for, such as the reversal of the…

  • G.R. Number: G.R. No. 205976
  • Promulgated: 2021-06-28

Keywords

Article 171 Revised Penal Code, Rule 45 Rules of Court, Executive Order No. 176, RA 10951, Recantations viewed with suspicion and reservation, Sufficiency of evidence is a factual issue, Falsification by public officer, Government financial assistance program irregularities, Petition for Review on Certiorari, Circumstantial evidence, Proof beyond reasonable doubt, Question of law, Question of fact, Appellate jurisdiction, Probative value, Mitigating circumstance of voluntary surrender, Indeterminate Sentence Law, Prision Correccional, Prision Mayor, Petition denied

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