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Office of the Court Administrator vs. Toledo

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, V. ATTY. JERRY R. TOLEDO, THEN BRANCH CLERK OF COURT [NOW CLERK OF COURT V], AND MENCHIE A. BARCELONA, CLERK III, BOTH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 259, PARAÑAQUE CITY, RESPONDENTS.

A.M. No. P-13-3124 | 2020-02-04

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N
 
PER CURIAM:
 
We resolve the administrative matter involving Atty. Jerry Toledo (Atty. Toledo), Clerk of Court V, and Menchie R. Barcelona (Barcelona), Clerk III, of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 259, Parañaque City for the loss of physical evidence in Criminal Case No. 01-1229 (People of the Philippines v. Enrico Javier) and Criminal Case No. 03-0408 (People of the Philippines v. Norie Ampuan). Barcelona was the trial court's evidence custodian and clerk-in-charge for criminal cases while Atty. Toledo was then the Branch Clerk of Court.
 
The antecedents follow.
 
On November...