G.R. Nos. 247414-18 - ROLANDO MAGAÑA PACURIBOT, VS. HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN (SECOND DIVISION) AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES.DECISION - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the Petition is GRANTED. The (a) Resolutions dated October 24, 2018 and March 4, 2019 in Criminal Case No. SB-18-CRM-0137, (b) Resolutions dated October 17, 2018 and March 4, 2019 in Criminal Case No. SB-18-CRM-0229, (c) Resolutions dated November 27, 2018 and March 4, 2019 in Criminal Case Nos. SB-18-CRM-0395 and SB-18-CRM-0405, of the Sandiganbayan, Second Division, and (d) Resolutions dated December 10, 2018 and March 15, 2019 in Criminal Case No. SB-18-CRM-0274 of the Sandiganbayan, Special Second Division, are hereby REVERSED and SET ASIDE. The Sandiganbayan is likewise ordered to DISMISS the foregoing cases for violation of the constitutional right to speedy disposition of cases of petitioner Rolando Magaña Pacuribot. SO ORDERED.