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Atty Gacayan and Sarol vs Hon Pamintuan

ATTY. LAURO D. GACAYAN and NOEL SAROL, complainants vs. Hon. FERNANDO VIL PAMINTUAN in his capacity as Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court, Branch 3, Baguio City, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-99-1483 | 1999-09-17

D E C I S I O N


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

In this administrative complaint, respondent stands charged with Gross Ignorance of the Law, Incompetence, Partiality and Conduct Unbecoming of a Judge.

The factual and procedural antecedents as summed by the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) are as follows:

"Complainant Noel Sarol is the accused in Criminal Case No. 14549-R, for Homicide, which was filed before the Regional Trial Court, Branch 3, Baguio City, in an information dated September 26, 1996.

On October 14, 1996, complainant Sarol was allegedly arraigned and thereafter, trial followed. The Honorable Joven Costales was then the...