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Roodrigo vs. Quijano

SANTIAGO RODRIGO, complainant, vs. HON. SABAS QUIJANO, Municipal Judge of Da-anbantayan, Cebu, respondent.

A.M. No. 731-MJ | 1977-09-09

D E C I S I O N

CONCEPCION JR., J:

Sworn complaint of Santiago Rodrigo charging Judge Sabas Quijano of the Municipal Court of Da-anbantayan, Cebu with gross dishonesty and patent partiality in the evaluation and appreciation of facts adduced during the trial of Criminal Case No. 1869, entitled, "People of the Philippines, plaintiff, versus Santiago Rodrigo, defendant," and rendering judgment therein contrary and foreign to the facts and evidence adduced therein.

The complaint was referred to the respondent judge for comment and the said respondent answered that the decision rendered in Crim. Case No. 1869 was made in good faith and is...