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People vs. Tigulo, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MARIANO TIGULO and PACIFICO VELASQUEZ, defendants-appellants, CRISPULO S. ESGUERRA, respondent.

G.R. No. L-34334 | 1972-05-12

R E S O L U T I O N


FERNANDO, J:

Respondent Crispulo S. Esguerra, a member of the Philippine Bar and counsel de parte of one of the appellants, Pacifico Velasquez, was, by virtue of our resolution of March 10, 1972, required to explain within ten days from notice thereof his failure to file his brief for such appellant.

His explanation came in a pleading filed on April 6, 1972, worded thus: "That he is the counsel for Pacifico Velasquez, who is bound to file his brief before the Honorable Court in view of the appeal of defendant appellant from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Nueva Ecija dated June 23, 1971 and now forms...