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Emiliana Garcia vs Judge Florencio Bueser

EMILIANA M. GARCIA, complainant, vs. JUDGE FLORENCIO P. BUESER, Regional Trial Court, Branch 33, Siniloan, Laguna, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-03-1792 | 2004-03-10

D E C I S I O N

VITUG, J.:

In a verified complaint, dated 25 February 2002, Emiliana M. Garcia has charged Judge Florencio Bueser of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 33, of Siniloan, Laguna, with "Ignorance of [the] Law, Manifest Bias, Tampering, and Disrespect for and Refusal to Obey the Supreme Court."

Complainant found herself the widow of Francisco Lanting, a policeman, who, on 17 December 2001, was shot several times in the town of Siniloan, Laguna. A criminal complaint for murder, docketed Criminal Case No. 5696, was filed against Mayor Felix Carpio and Vice-Mayor Judeo Carpio of Mabitac, Laguna, and one Jose Era. The case was...