Dissenting Justice Oscar Herrera disagrees that the lawmaker Salacnib Baterina is innocent
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The Sandiganbayan Special Second Division on Friday, October 27, convicted Napoles of three counts of graft and three counts of malversation. Her NGO representatives, who accepted funds on her behalf, Godofredo Roque and Evelyn Ditchon De Leon were likewise convicted: two counts of graft and malversation each for Roque and one count each of the crimes for De Leon.
For this conviction, the total sentence for Napoles added up to 102 years. But Article 70 of the revised penal code puts the absolute limit of sentence of convicts at 40 years if they are serving it successively or at the same time. The highly-controversial Good Conduct Time Allowance law will further reduce that sentence if Napoles obtains points for exhibiting good behavior, plus further reductions because the time she spent in prison before she was convicted will also be subtracted.
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