7/21/2019 Tejano vs Ombudsman

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 C009Tejano vs. Ombudsman,GR 159190, 30 June 2005; Second Division, Chico-Nazario [JFACTS:!n 0" Nove#$er 199%, &niano &' Desier(o, (hen (he S)ecia* +rosecu(or, concurred in(he a))rova* o his su$ordina(es on (hei*in o (he )ro)er inor#a(ion or vio*a(ion o Sec(ion3.e/ o Re)u$*ic &c( No' 3019 aains( )e(i(ioner Cae(ano &' eano, Jr',Juana de*a Cruz andicen(e de*a Cruz o 4G' &(erards, (he case as i*ed i(h (he Sandian$aan, )e(i(ioner i*ed i(h(he Sandian$aan an 6ren( 7o(ion or a +eriod o i#e (o 8i*e 7o(ion or Reinves(ia(ion' Sandian$aan ran(ed(he #o(ion or reinves(ia(ion and ordered (he !iceo (he S)ecia* +rosecu(or (o conduc( (he reinves(ia(ion' 6)onreinves(ia(ion, convinced (ha(no )ro$a$*e cause eis(ed (o indic( )e(i(ioner eano, and s)ouses Juana and icen(e de*aCruz,S)ecia* +rosecu(or 7icae*, reco##ended (he dis#issa* o (he case' !n 10 Dece#$er 1999, !#$uds#an &niano &'Desier(o, ho ear*ier )ar(ici)a(ed in (he ini(ia* )re*i#inarinves(ia(ion as S)ecia* +rosecu(or, disa))roved (hereco##enda(ion or (he dis#issa* o (hecase i(h (he #arina* no(e :assign the case to another prosecutor to prosecute the case aggressively.

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