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                    [Title] => Sandiganbayan appoints new lawyer to defend Erap
                    [Summary] => The Sandiganbayan appointed yesterday a former counsel of jailed Pre-sident Joseph Estrada to represent him in the corruption charges he is facing in the anti-graft court, replacing veteran lawyer Prospero Crescini, who quit over his irreconcilable differences with another Estrada lawyer.


In a four-page resolution, the special division designated former Manila chief prosecutor Jose Flaminiano, a seasoned trial lawyer who represented Estrada in the December 2000 Senate impeachment trial.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 220234 [Title] => Gov’t lawyers welcome two new Estrada lawyers [Summary] => Government prosecutors welcome the possible appointment of two former lawyers of ousted President Joseph Estrada in the impeachment trial as his counsels in the plunder suit before the Sandiganbayan.

Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio said they have no problem with former Manila prosecutor Jose Flaminiano and lawyer Cleofe Verzola replacing court-appointed counsel Prospero Crescini, who had quit because of differences with Alan Paguia, Estrada’s lawyer of choice.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 219857 [Title] => Sandigan to appoint new Erap lawyer this week [Summary] => The Sandiganbayan may appoint this week a replacement for a lawyer of deposed President Joseph Estrada who quit last month because of a dispute with another defense lawyer.

Court-appointed lawyer Prospero Crescini disagreed with the strategy of Alan Paguia, one of Estrada’s private lawyers, to question the legality of Estrada’s 2001 ouster and not present evidence to rebut the plunder charges against the former film actor.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 218106 [Title] => Sandigan approves relief of Estrada lawyer [Summary] => The Sandiganbayan approved yesterday the request of veteran defense lawyer Prospero Crescini to be relieved of his duties to defend jailed President Joseph Estrada against the plunder raps he and his son Jinggoy are facing.

Crescini is one of Estrada’s four court-appointed lawyers.

"We commiserate with Attorney Crescini’s dilemma," the anti-graft court’s special division stated in its three-page resolution.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 216184 [Title] => Estrada trial to resume Aug. 25 [Summary] => After several delays, former President Joseph Estrada’s trial has been set to resume on Aug. 25 after the Sandiganbayan yesterday ruled on the last two pending motions from the defense.

On one of the motions, the anti-graft court rejected a request from defense lawyer Manuel Pamaran for the prosecution to make a more detailed presentation of its evidence.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 214761 [Title] => Estrada’s lawyers argue about strategy [Summary] => Joseph Estrada’s legal team was in turmoil yesterday after one of his lawyers resigned, accusing a colleague of pursuing a strategy he said would ensure that the deposed former Philippines leader got the death penalty.

Lawyer Prospero Crescini told the court handling Estrada’s corruption trial this week that he was withdrawing as defense counsel due to disagreements over strategy with another member of the team, Alan Paguia.

Estrada is certain to "face the death penalty" if the defense team followed Paguia’s lead, Crescini warned.
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 214692 [Title] => Abogado ni Erap nag-resign [Summary] => Binitiwan na ni Atty. Prospero Crescini ang pagdedepensa sa mga kaso ni dating Pangulong Estrada kasabay ng paghahain niya ng pormal na mosyon sa Sandiganbayan upang magbitiw bilang isa sa mga abogado ng dating lider. Idinahilan ni Crescini sa kanyang resignation ang suliranin sa kalusugan, sobrang trabaho at nakalilitong sitwasyon sa pagdepensa ng mga kaso ni Estrada.
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 212101 [Title] => Estrada trial postponed for the 4th time [Summary] => The hearing of deposed President Joseph Estrada’s plunder trial before the Sandiganbayan has been postponed for the fourth time since June 2 this year.

The two-month delay has led government prosecutors to believe Estrada’s defense counsel that Estrada has no defense at all.

Estrada’s lawyers were supposed to present evidence for his defense during the hearings that were scheduled on June 2, 16, 30 and July 2. The Sandiganbayan set the trial on July 28.
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 209557 [Title] => Estrada trial postponed anew [Summary] => The scheduled June 16 resumption of hearings for the plunder case against deposed President Joseph Estrada was reset to June 30 by the Sandiganbayan yesterday after defense lawyers asked the anti-graft court for more time to present evidence that would exculpate their client.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 208001 [Title] => Estrada lawyers ready ‘impact witnesses’ [Summary] => One of the court-appointed lawyers of deposed President Joseph Estrada yesterday said they have more than enough witnesses who can destroy the testimonies of the star prosecution witnesses in the plunder case against Estrada.

"We have around 50 (witnesses). It cannot be less than 50. And this will surely destroy the testimonies of (former Ilocos Sur governor Luis) Chavit (Singson) and Clarissa Ocampo, and these are ‘impact witnesses.’ We’re just holding our cards close to our chest," defense lawyer Prospero Crescini said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Sandiganbayan appoints new lawyer to defend Erap
                    [Summary] => The Sandiganbayan appointed yesterday a former counsel of jailed Pre-sident Joseph Estrada to represent him in the corruption charges he is facing in the anti-graft court, replacing veteran lawyer Prospero Crescini, who quit over his irreconcilable differences with another Estrada lawyer.


In a four-page resolution, the special division designated former Manila chief prosecutor Jose Flaminiano, a seasoned trial lawyer who represented Estrada in the December 2000 Senate impeachment trial.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 220234 [Title] => Gov’t lawyers welcome two new Estrada lawyers [Summary] => Government prosecutors welcome the possible appointment of two former lawyers of ousted President Joseph Estrada in the impeachment trial as his counsels in the plunder suit before the Sandiganbayan.

Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio said they have no problem with former Manila prosecutor Jose Flaminiano and lawyer Cleofe Verzola replacing court-appointed counsel Prospero Crescini, who had quit because of differences with Alan Paguia, Estrada’s lawyer of choice.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 219857 [Title] => Sandigan to appoint new Erap lawyer this week [Summary] => The Sandiganbayan may appoint this week a replacement for a lawyer of deposed President Joseph Estrada who quit last month because of a dispute with another defense lawyer.

Court-appointed lawyer Prospero Crescini disagreed with the strategy of Alan Paguia, one of Estrada’s private lawyers, to question the legality of Estrada’s 2001 ouster and not present evidence to rebut the plunder charges against the former film actor.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 218106 [Title] => Sandigan approves relief of Estrada lawyer [Summary] => The Sandiganbayan approved yesterday the request of veteran defense lawyer Prospero Crescini to be relieved of his duties to defend jailed President Joseph Estrada against the plunder raps he and his son Jinggoy are facing.

Crescini is one of Estrada’s four court-appointed lawyers.

"We commiserate with Attorney Crescini’s dilemma," the anti-graft court’s special division stated in its three-page resolution.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 216184 [Title] => Estrada trial to resume Aug. 25 [Summary] => After several delays, former President Joseph Estrada’s trial has been set to resume on Aug. 25 after the Sandiganbayan yesterday ruled on the last two pending motions from the defense.

On one of the motions, the anti-graft court rejected a request from defense lawyer Manuel Pamaran for the prosecution to make a more detailed presentation of its evidence.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 214761 [Title] => Estrada’s lawyers argue about strategy [Summary] => Joseph Estrada’s legal team was in turmoil yesterday after one of his lawyers resigned, accusing a colleague of pursuing a strategy he said would ensure that the deposed former Philippines leader got the death penalty.

Lawyer Prospero Crescini told the court handling Estrada’s corruption trial this week that he was withdrawing as defense counsel due to disagreements over strategy with another member of the team, Alan Paguia.

Estrada is certain to "face the death penalty" if the defense team followed Paguia’s lead, Crescini warned.
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 214692 [Title] => Abogado ni Erap nag-resign [Summary] => Binitiwan na ni Atty. Prospero Crescini ang pagdedepensa sa mga kaso ni dating Pangulong Estrada kasabay ng paghahain niya ng pormal na mosyon sa Sandiganbayan upang magbitiw bilang isa sa mga abogado ng dating lider. Idinahilan ni Crescini sa kanyang resignation ang suliranin sa kalusugan, sobrang trabaho at nakalilitong sitwasyon sa pagdepensa ng mga kaso ni Estrada.
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 212101 [Title] => Estrada trial postponed for the 4th time [Summary] => The hearing of deposed President Joseph Estrada’s plunder trial before the Sandiganbayan has been postponed for the fourth time since June 2 this year.

The two-month delay has led government prosecutors to believe Estrada’s defense counsel that Estrada has no defense at all.

Estrada’s lawyers were supposed to present evidence for his defense during the hearings that were scheduled on June 2, 16, 30 and July 2. The Sandiganbayan set the trial on July 28.
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 209557 [Title] => Estrada trial postponed anew [Summary] => The scheduled June 16 resumption of hearings for the plunder case against deposed President Joseph Estrada was reset to June 30 by the Sandiganbayan yesterday after defense lawyers asked the anti-graft court for more time to present evidence that would exculpate their client.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 208001 [Title] => Estrada lawyers ready ‘impact witnesses’ [Summary] => One of the court-appointed lawyers of deposed President Joseph Estrada yesterday said they have more than enough witnesses who can destroy the testimonies of the star prosecution witnesses in the plunder case against Estrada.

"We have around 50 (witnesses). It cannot be less than 50. And this will surely destroy the testimonies of (former Ilocos Sur governor Luis) Chavit (Singson) and Clarissa Ocampo, and these are ‘impact witnesses.’ We’re just holding our cards close to our chest," defense lawyer Prospero Crescini said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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