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Eliza Ratilla De La Cruz, Et Al. Vs. Crisanto C. Concepcion

ELIZA RATILLA DE LA CRUZ, assisted by Enriqueta R. de la Cruz, EDELINE CUISON, assisted by Estrella Cuison, ANA MARIA CRUZ, assisted by Nieves Cruz and LOLITA SANTIAGO, assisted by Epifania del Rosario, complainants, vs. JUDGE CRISANTO C. CONCEPCION, Regional Trial Court, Branch 12, Malolos, Bulacan, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-93-1062 | 1994-08-25

D E C I S I O N 1


BELLOSILLO, J.:

This is a case of a judge being made to account for his acquittal of an accused on reasonable doubt.

Respondent Judge Crisanto C. Concepcion of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 12, Malolos, Bulacan, is administratively indicted for gross ignorance of the law and knowingly rendering an unjust judgment for acquitting the accused who was charged before his court with acts of lasciviousness. Parenthetically, respondent is not accused of rendering an erroneous judgment spawned in bad faith; fraud, dishonesty or corruption; much less is immorality imputed to him.

Complainants Elisa Ratilla de la Cruz, 13,...