Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Albert v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 164015, 26 February 2009, 580 SCRA 279
Albert v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 164015, 26 February 2009, 580 SCRA 279
SO ORDERED.
_______________
** Per Division Raffle dated February 18, 2009, Associate Justice Minita
Chico-Nazario was designated as Additional Member of the Second Division
relative to the subject case, to replace Justice Antonio Eduardo B. Nachura, who
was previously designated as Additional Member of the Second Division per
Special Order No. 571 dated February 12, 2009, but inhibited therefrom.
*** Designated additional member vice Justice Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr., per
Special Order No. 572 dated February 12, 2009.
* FIRST DIVISION.
280
https://www.central.com.ph/sfsreader/session/0000018a94d7af6de688215b000d00d40059004a/t/?o=False 1/16
9/15/23, 1:54 AM SUPREME COURT REPORTS ANNOTATED VOLUME 580
281
https://www.central.com.ph/sfsreader/session/0000018a94d7af6de688215b000d00d40059004a/t/?o=False 2/16
9/15/23, 1:54 AM SUPREME COURT REPORTS ANNOTATED VOLUME 580
CARPIO, J.:
The Case
The Facts
_______________
282
https://www.central.com.ph/sfsreader/session/0000018a94d7af6de688215b000d00d40059004a/t/?o=False 3/16
9/15/23, 1:54 AM SUPREME COURT REPORTS ANNOTATED VOLUME 580
_______________
283
_______________
5 Id., at p. 36.
6 Records, Vol. I, p. 173.
284
https://www.central.com.ph/sfsreader/session/0000018a94d7af6de688215b000d00d40059004a/t/?o=False 5/16
9/15/23, 1:54 AM SUPREME COURT REPORTS ANNOTATED VOLUME 580
_______________
285
https://www.central.com.ph/sfsreader/session/0000018a94d7af6de688215b000d00d40059004a/t/?o=False 6/16
9/15/23, 1:54 AM SUPREME COURT REPORTS ANNOTATED VOLUME 580
_______________
286
https://www.central.com.ph/sfsreader/session/0000018a94d7af6de688215b000d00d40059004a/t/?o=False 7/16
9/15/23, 1:54 AM SUPREME COURT REPORTS ANNOTATED VOLUME 580
The Issues
_______________
287
https://www.central.com.ph/sfsreader/session/0000018a94d7af6de688215b000d00d40059004a/t/?o=False 8/16
9/15/23, 1:54 AM SUPREME COURT REPORTS ANNOTATED VOLUME 580
_______________
11 Borja v. Mendoza, 168 Phil. 83, 87; 77 SCRA 422, 426 (1977).
12 People v. Espinosa, 456 Phil. 507, 516; 409 SCRA 256, 263 (2003).
13 Id.
288
https://www.central.com.ph/sfsreader/session/0000018a94d7af6de688215b000d00d40059004a/t/?o=False 9/16
9/15/23, 1:54 AM SUPREME COURT REPORTS ANNOTATED VOLUME 580
_______________
289
_______________
290
_______________
20 Gallego v. Sandiganbayan, 201 Phil. 379, 383; 115 SCRA 793, 796-
797 (1982).
21 Supra note 19.
22 Id., citing Alvizo v. Sandiganbayan, 454 Phil. 34, 72; 406 SCRA 311,
344 (2003).
23 Id., citing Sistoza v. Desierto, 437 Phil. 117, 132; 388 SCRA 307, 326
(2002).
24 Id., citing Air France v. Carrascoso, 124 Phil. 722, 737; 18 SCRA
155, 166-167 (1966).
25 Id., citing Sistoza v. Desierto, supra.
291
_______________
292
_______________
293
_______________
294
_______________
https://www.central.com.ph/sfsreader/session/0000018a94d7af6de688215b000d00d40059004a/t/?o=False 16/16