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Atty. Melencio A. Cea vs Judge Orlando C. Paguio, Mtc-Br. 1, Meycauayan, Bulacan

ATTY. MELENCIO A. CEA, complainant, vs. JUDGE ORLANDO C. PAGUIO, MTC-Br. 1, Meycauayan, Bulacan, respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-03-1479 | 2003-02-17

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

ATTY. MELENCIO A. CEA, in an Affidavit-Complaint dated 23 January 2001, charged Judge Orlando C. Paguio, MTC-Br. 1, Meycauayan, Bulacan, with violation of the Code of Legal Ethics and The Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (Rep. Act No. 3019). Complainant's grievance arose from Crim. Cases Nos. 95-17285, 95-17286 and 95-17287, for violation of Batas Blg. 22, all entitled "People v. Alicia Cea Tecson," where respondent judge rendered a consolidated decision dated 3 July 2000 convicting the accused on all counts.

The Affidavit-Complaint dated 23 January 2001 alleged that complainant was the counsel of his...