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Warlito Mendoza vs. Onofre A. Villaluz

WARLITO MENDOZA, complainant, vs. HON. ONOFRE A. VILLALUZ, respondent.

A.C. No. L-1797-CCC | 1981-08-27

R E S O L U T I O N


DE CASTRO, J.:

Warlito Mendoza charged Justice Onofre A. Villaluz, of the Court of Appeals, for serious misconduct while he was Judge of the Circuit Criminal Court in Pasig, Rizal.

Complainant alleged that before the sala of respondent as Judge of the Circuit Criminal Court, he was accused in Criminal Case No. 1909 of the crime of qualified theft of 20 kilos of manufactured polyester yarn valued at P845.00. He filed a motion to reduce the amount of the bail which was fixed at P6,000.00 on the ground that it is unrealistic and beyond his financial means and prayed for a reduced bail which is proportionate to the...