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Pabalan vs. Guecarra

ERLINDA PABALAN, complainant, vs. JUDGE DONATO M. GUEVARRA, City Judge, City Court of Manila, Branch VIII, respondent.

A.M. No. 333-CJ | 1976-11-24

R E S O L U T I O N

ANTONIO, J:

As an aftermath of the acquittal of Sgt. Cesar Mallari of the Manila Police in Criminal Case No. F-149450 for Slight Physical Injuries, the complainant, Erlinda Pabalan, in a letter-complaint dated December 3, 1972 to the Secretary of National Defense, charge respondent City Judge with having knowingly rendered an unjust judgment and/or with ignorance of the law or through inexcusable negligence.

The matter was referred to the Secretary of Justice, and on December 21, 1972, respondent City Judge was directed to submit his comment to the charges within seventy-two (72) hours from receipt thereof. In his...