Sandiganbayan Dismiss Roderick Paulate Motion for Consideration

Sandiganbayan Dismiss Roderick Paulate Motion for Consideration

January 30, 2023 by Sethe in Categories News

Sandiganbayan Junks Roderick Paulate Appeal for Motion for Consideration

The appeal of actor-comedian Roderick Paulate for a motion for consideration has been junked by the Sandiganbayan.

The Sandiganbayan denied actor-comedian Roderick Paulate’s plea for reconsideration to overturn his sentence. This is in relation to the alleged existence of ghost employees in the matter of graft and falsification of public documents in 2010.

The Sandiganbayan Seventh Division upheld the actor-appeal politician in a 26-page resolution issued this Friday. Vicente Bajamunde, his co-accused, was also convicted of graft. The court dismissed the appeal submitted by Roderick and his driver, Bajamunde, due to a lack of merit.

According to the issued resolution, the court finds no compelling cause to reverse its earlier conclusions after carefully reviewing the accused’s arguments. According to Roderick’s remark, he is unaware of any “fictitious” or “non-existent” employment contracts.

Aside from this, the actor-politician camp has revealed no new evidence to persuade the court to change its previous verdict. Based on the report, Roderick was found guilty of graft by the Sandiganbayan in December 2022 and will be imprisoned for six to eight years.

He is also charged with falsifying public documents and faces a six-month to six-year prison sentence. However, the court held that Paulate signed the general payrolls and certificates “without any basis.”

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