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Annabelle R. Gutierrez Vs. Rodolfo G. Palattao

ANNABELLE R. GUTIERREZ, complainant, vs. HON. RODOLFO G. PALATTAO, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-95-1326 | 1998-07-08

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J:

Complainant Annabelle R. Gutierrez was convicted by respondent Judge Rodolfo G. Pallatao of Branch 33, Regional Trial Court of Manila, for Violation of the Bouncing Checks Law (Batas Pambansa Blg. 22) and for Estafa under Article 315(2)(d) of the Revised Penal Code. Aggrieved by what she perceived as a wrongful conviction, she filed this administrative case against respondent for Serious Misconduct, Graft and Corruption, Knowingly Rendering an Unjust Decision, Falsification of Public Document, and Gross Ignorance of the Law. She averred that, since the checks that were the bases of the informations against...