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Venancio M. Sevilla, Petitioner, vs. People of THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent
Venancio M. Sevilla, Petitioner, vs. People of THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent
Venancio M. Sevilla, Petitioner, vs. People of THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent
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* FIRST DIVISION.
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REYES, J.:
Before this Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1]
under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court seeking to annul and
set aside the Decision[2] dated February 26, 2009 and the
Resolution[3] dated October 22, 2010 of the Sandiganbayan
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[1] Rollo, pp. 24-35.
[2] Penned by Associate Justice Edilberto G. Sandoval, with Associate Justices
Teresita V. Diaz-Baldos and Samuel R. Martires, concurring; id., at pp. 7-17.
[3] Id., at pp. 19-21.
[4] Id., at pp. 52-53.
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[5] Id.
[6] Id., at pp. 56-57.
[7] G.R. No. 157207.
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[8] Rollo, pp. 37-47.
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[9] Id., at p. 46.
[10] Art. 171. Falsification by public officer, employee or notary or
ecclesiastic minister.—The penalty of prisión mayor and a fine not to
exceed 5,000 pesos shall be imposed upon any public officer, employee, or
notary who, taking advantage of his official position, shall falsify a
document by committing any of the following acts:
x x x x
4. Making untruthful statements in a narration of facts;
x x x x
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[11] Art. 365. Imprudence and negligence.—Any person who, by reckless
imprudence, shall commit any act which, had it been intentional, would constitute
a grave felony, shall suffer the penalty of arresto mayor in its maximum period to
prisión correccional in its medium periods shall be imposed; x x x.
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[12] Rollo, p. 45.
[13] Id., at pp. 49-51.
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[14] G.R. No. 172716, November 17, 2010, 635 SCRA 191.
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[15] Id., at pp. 203-205.
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[16] 386 Phil. 41; 329 SCRA 600 (2000).
[17] Id., at pp. 61-62; pp. 616-617.
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[18] 103 Phil. 277 (1958).
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[19] Id., at pp. 284-285.
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[20] 258 Phil. 229; 177 SCRA 440 (1989).
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*** Acting member per Special Order No. 1738 dated July 31, 2014 vice
Associate Justice Teresita J. Leonardo-De Castro.
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