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Valmonte vs. Atty. Quesada

FE EUFEMIA E. VALMONTE, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JOSE C. QUESADA, JR., RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 12487 | 2019-12-04

D E C I S I O N
 
HERNANDO, J.:
 
Before the Court is a Complaint[1] disbarment dated November 11, 2014 filed by complainant Fe Eufemia Estalilla-Valmonte against respondent Atty. Jose C. Quesada, Jr. for violation of the Supreme Court's directive suspending him from the practice of law for a period of one (1) year pursuant to its December 2, 2013 Resolution in Dagala v. Atty. Quesada, Jr.[2]

The antecedent facts are as follows:

Complainant alleged that she the wife of Marcelo A. Valmonte, Jr.; that her husband was charged with murder of her brother, Manalo Estalilla (Manolo); that the murder case, docketed as Crim. Case...