AMENDMENT OR SUBSTITUTION
30. BRAZA vs SANDIGANBAYAN, G.R.195032, February 20, 2013 FACTS: After the 12 th ASEAN Leaders Summit hosted ! the "hi#i$$i%es& a #etter' (om$#a (om$#ai% i%tt )as )as *#ed *#ed efor efore e the the "AC"O& AC"O& Omuds Omudsma% ma% +isa +isa!as !as&& a##e,i a##e,i%, %, that that the ASEAN Summit street #i,hti%, $ro-e(ts )ere o.er$ri(ed/ Bra0a& ei%, the $reside%t of FABMI& )as o%e of the res$o%de%ts/ E.e%tua##!& the OMB'+isa!as *#ed efore the Sa%di,a%a!a% for .io#atio% of Se(/ 3,4 of R/A/ 516/ O% Au,ust 17& 2558& the motio%s for rei%.esti,atio% *#ed ! Arturo Rada0a& the Ma!or of La$u'#a$u Cit!& a%d the the D"9 D"9 o;(i o;(ia# a#s s )er )ere de%i de%ied ed ! the the Sa%d Sa%di, i,a% a%a a!a !a% % for for #a(< #a(< of meri merit/ t/ Co%s Co%se= e=ue ue%t %t#! #!&& the! the! mo.e mo.ed d for for the the re(o% e(o%si side dera rati tio% o% of said said reso# eso#ut utio io%/ %/ The The Sa%d Sa%di, i,a% a%a a!a !a% % re(o% e(o%si side derred its its Au Au,u ,ust st 17 17&& 25 2558 58 reso# eso#ut utio io% % a%d a%d dir dire(te e(ted d a rei%. rei%.est esti,a i,atio tio% % of the (ase/ (ase/ The The Sa%di, Sa%di,a% a%a!a a!a% % ru#ed ru#ed that that Bra0a Bra0a )ou#d )ou#d %ot %ot e $#a( $#a(ed ed i% dou dou#e #e -eo$ -eo$ar ard! d! shou shou#d #d he e arra arrai, i,%e %ed d a %e) %e) u%de u%derr the the se(o se(o%d %d i%format i%formatio% io% e(ause e(ause his $re.iou $re.ious s arrai,% arrai,%me%t me%t )as (o%ditio (o%ditio%a#/ %a#/ It (o%ti%ued (o%ti%ued that e.e% if he )as re,u#ar#! arrai,%ed& dou#e -eo$ard! )ou#d sti## %ot set i% e(ause the se(o%d i%formatio% (har,ed a% o>e%se di>ere%t from& a%d )hi(h did %ot i%(#ude or )as %e(essari#! i%(#uded i%& the ori,i%a# o>e%se (har,ed/ O% No.emer ?& 2556& Bra0a mo.ed for re(o%sideratio% )ith a#ter%ati.e motio% to =uash the i%formatio%/ The Sa%di,a%a!a% Sa%di,a%a!a% he#d that the s$e(i*(s sou,ht to e a##e,ed i% the Ame%ded I%formatio% )ere e.ide%tiar! i% %ature )hi(h (ou#d e $ro$er#! $rese%ted duri%, the tria# o% the merits/ Bra0a )as e>e(ti.e#! dis(har,ed from the *rst I%formatio% u$o% the *#i%, of the se(o%d I%formatio% ut said dis(har,e )as )ithout $re-udi(e to his $rose(utio% for .io#atio% of Se(/ 3e4 of R/A/ No/ 516/ The Sa%di,a%a!a%& ho)e.er& deemed it $ro$er that a %e) $re#imi%ar! i%.esti,atio% e (o%du(ted u%der the %e) (har,e/ ISSUE: 9hether or %ot dou#e -eo$ard! has a#read! set i% asis of Bra0a @%ot ,ui#t!@ $#ea i% the *rst I%formatio% a%d& thus& he (a% %o #o%,er e $rose(uted u%der the se(o%d I%formatio%/ RULIN: NO/ A (arefu# $erusa# of the re(ord i% the (ase at e%(h )ou#d re.ea# that the arrai,%me%t of Bra0a u%der the *rst i%formatio% )as (o%ditio%a# i% %ature as it )as a mere a((ommodatio% i% his fa.or to e%a#e him to tra.e# aroad )ithout the Sa%di, Sa%di,a% a%a!a a!a% % #osi%, #osi%, its ai#it ai#it! ! to (o%du( (o%du(tt tria# tria# i% ase%t ase%tia ia i% (ase (ase he )ou#d )ou#d as(o%d/ TheSa%di,a%a!a%s u%e ?& 2558 Order (#ear#! a%d u%e=ui.o(a##! states that the (o%ditio%s for Bra0asarrai,%me%t as )e## as his tra.e# aroad& that is& that if the I%formatio% )ou#d e ame%ded& he sha## )ai.e his (o%stitutio%a# ri,ht to e $rote(ted a,ai%st dou#e -eo$ard! a%d sha## a##o) himse#f to e arrai,%ed o% the ame%ded i%formatio% )ithout )ithout #osi%, his ri,ht to =uestio% the same/ It a$$eared that these (o%ditio%s )ere du#! e$#ai%ed to Bra0a a%d his #a)!er ! the a%ti',raft (ourt/ e )as a>orded time to (o%fer a%d (o%su#t his #a)!er/ Thereafter& he .o#u%tari#! sumitted himse#f to su(h (o%ditio%a# arrai,%me%t a%d e%tered a $#ea of @%ot ,ui#t!@ to the o>e%se of .io#atio% of Se(/ 3,4 of R/A/ R/A/ No/ 516/ +eri#!& the re#i%=uishme%t of
his ri,ht to i%.oere%t o>e%se& a#thou,h arisi%, from the same a(t or set of a(ts/ "rose(utio% for the same a(t is %ot $rohiited/ 9hat is foridde% is the $rose(utio% for the same o>e%se/
