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Agripino S. Belen Vs. Santiago E. Soriano

AGRIPINO S. BELEN, complainant, vs. JUDGE SANTIAGO E. SORIANO, Presiding Judge, MTC Naguilian, La Union, respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-94920 | 1995-01-20

R E S O L U T I O N


BIDIN, J.:

Respondent judge is being charged with gross ignorance of the law, gross incompetence and neglect of duty for taking cognizance of a criminal case for grave threats which is properly cognizable by the RTC, and for failing to cause the transmission of the records of the said case to the RTC.

Criminal Case No. 2431 entitled "People of the Philippines vs. Franco F. Rimando" for grave threats was filed by herein complainant against Franco F. Rimando, the incumbent Mayor of Naguilian, La Union. Subsequently, Mayor Rimando filed a criminal case for perjury against complainant.

Complainant charges respondent...