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Magdamo vs. Pahimulin

PATROCINIA F. MAGDAMO, complainant, vs. JUDGE TEODORO O. PAHIMULIN, respondent.

A.M. No. 662-MJ | 1976-09-30

R E S O L U T I O N

ANTONIO, J:
In a verified complaint dated October 19, 1972, filed with the Department of Justice, complainant charges Municipal Judge Teodoro O. Pahimulin of the Municipal Court of Binangonan, Rizal with:

(a) Malicious delay in the administration of justice (under Article 207, Revised Penal Code) in connection with the resolution of the preliminary investigation of Criminal Case No. 3797, for frustrated homicide, against accused Lourdes Garcia in that although the investigation was terminated on April 17, 1971, Judge Pahimulin did not resolve it until October 1, 1972, or eighteen (18) months later, and

(b) Violation...