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Jose vs. Garcia

LUZ P. JOSE, complainant, vs. GONZALO U. GARCIA, respondent.

A.C. No. 1240 | 1976-10-26

R E S O L U T I O N

ANTONIO, J:

Respondent is charged in a verified complaint filed by Luz P. Jose on September 20, 1973 of having neglected to discharge his duties as counsel when he failed to inform complainant on time of the Decision of the Appellate Court affirming the trial court's judgment convicting her of Attempted Homicide; and that by his act, coupled with the bad motive to cause damage to the complainant by preventing appeal, and by his appearance in court as counsel while employed in the Government, respondent has violated his oath of office as a lawyer and disregarded the canons of legal ethics.

On September 27, 1973,...