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Amado L. De Leon vs. Judge Patrocinio R. Corpuz

AMADO L. DE LEON, Complainant, versus JUDGE PATROCINIO R. CORPUZ, Regional Trial Court, Branch 44, San Fernando City, Pampanga, Respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-03-1780 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 03-1709-RTJ) | 2005-09-14

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D E C I S I O N 

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.: 


In a complaint[1] dated April 12, 2002, one Amado L. De Leon charged Judge Patrocinio Corpuz of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 44, San Fernando City (Pampanga), with grave abuse of authority. 

The complaint alleges that on April 10, 2002, respondent judge approved the application for bail of Noe dela Fuente, accused of fourteen (14) counts of swindling (estafa) and fourteen (14) violations of Batas Pambansa Blg. 22[2] before the Municipal Trial Court (MTC), Branch 2, Guagua, Pampanga, docketed as Criminal Cases Nos. 18143 to 18170. At the time respondent approved the...