Back

SPO2 Jose Yap vs Judge Aquilino Inopiquez Jr

SPO2 JOSE B. YAP, complainant, vs. JUDGE AQUILINO A. INOPIQUEZ, JR., respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-02-1431 | 2003-05-09

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

Before us is the administrative complaint filed by SPO2 Jose B. Yap of Matag-ob, Leyte Police Station against Judge Aquilino A. Inopiquez, Jr. of the Municipal Circuit Trial Court (MCTC) of Kananga-Matag-ob, same province, for grave abuse of authority and acts unbecoming a judge.

In his sworn affidavit-complaint dated July 12, 1999, complainant alleged that on March 6, 1999 (Saturday), pursuant to an alias arrest warrant, he arrested Antonio Laurente, Jr., the accused in Criminal Case No. 8458 for violation of B.P. Blg. 22, pending in the Metropolitan Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) at Ormoc City.

...