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Donato Suyat, Jr. vs Hon Ruben Torres

DONATO S. SUYAT, JR., Petitioner, versus HON. RUBEN D. TORRES, in his capacity as Executive Secretary, Respondent.

G.R. No. 133530 | 2004-10-25

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CALLEJO, SR., J.:





Before us is a petition for review on certiorari of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 42820 dismissing the petition for certiorari of the petitioner and affirming Administrative Order (AO) No. 95 of the President of the Philippines, effectively dismissing petitioner Donato S. Suyat, Jr., as 2nd Assistant Provincial Prosecutor of Rizal, for grave misconduct.





As culled by the Court of Appeals (CA) from the records, this case stemmed from the following antecedents:



It appears that on May 23, 1993, a robbery incident took place at the residential house of Atty....