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Sofronio Dayot vs Judge Rodolfo Garcia

SOFRONIO DAYOT, complainant, vs. JUDGE RODOLFO B. GARCIA, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT, CALAVATRA - TOBOSO, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-00-1282 | 2001-03-01

D E C I S I O N

GONZAGA-REYES, J.:

Complainant Sofronio Dayot was accused of the crime of Grave Slander which was docketed as Criminal Case No. 5072-T. He was convicted by respondent Judge Rodolfo Garcia of the Municipal Circuit Trial Court of Calavatra, Negros Occidental and sentenced to suffer the penalty of imprisonment of one (1) month and one (1) day to four (4) months of arresto mayor and to pay the offended party the amount of P3,000.00 as attorney's fees and P2,000.00 as exemplary damages and costs of suit. The Regional Trial Court affirmed the conviction but increased the penalty to three (3) months of arresto mayor as minimum...