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PEOPLE vs Danilo Serrano Sr

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellant vs. DANILO F. SERRANO, SR., accused-appellee. In re: Judge Pepe P. Domael, Presiding Judge, Branch 37, Regional Trial Court, Naval, Biliran, for disciplinary action for gross ignorance of the law.

G.R. No. 135451 | 1999-09-30

R E S O L U T I O N


PARDO, J.:

The Court, in the exercise of supervision over judges and court employees, has initiated this action in consequence of the palpably erroneous ruling of Judge Pepe P. Domael of the Regional Trial Court, Naval, Biliran, in Criminal Case No. N-1648, entitled "People of the Philippines vs. Danilo F. Serrano, Sr.", allowing an appeal filed by the prosecution from a decision of acquittal.

On August 1, 1993, Maribel D. Visbal filed with the Regional Trial Court, Naval, Biliran, a sworn complaint charging Danilo F. Serrano, Sr., with rape.1 [Rollo, p. 4.]

At the arraignment on January 14, 1994, accused Serrano...