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Tabao vs. Espina [DECISION]

PROS. LEO C. TABAO, COMPLAINANT VS. JUDGE PEDRO S. ESPINA, RESPONDENT [RTJ-96-1348. JUNE 14, 1996] REGIONAL STATE PROS. FRANCISCO Q. AURILLO, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE PEDRO S. ESPINA, RESPONDENT

RTJ-96-1347 | 1996-06-14

D E C I S I O N
 
PER CURIAM:
 
In a sworn complaint dated 4 July 1995, First Assistant City Prosecutor for Tacloban City, Leo C. Tabao, accused Judge Pedro S. Espina then presiding judge, Regional Trial Court, Branch 7, Tacloban City of: (a) Gross Irregularity, (b) Abuse of Authority and (c) Bias in favor of the accused, in handling and deciding Criminal Case No. 93-04-197 entitled "People of the Philippines v. Salvador Padernal" a case for violation of Republic Act No. 6425 (Drug Pushing).
 
In another sworn complaint dated 21 July 1995, Regional State Prosecutor Francisco Q. Aurillo, Jr. manifested his...