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Juana Marzan-Gelacio vs Judge Alipio Flores

JUANA MARZAN-GELACIO, complainant, vs. Judge ALIPIO V. FLORES in his capacity as Presiding Judge, Branch 20, RTC, Vigan, Ilocos Sur, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-99-1488 | 2000-06-20

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Before Us is an administrative complaint for Gross Ignorance of the Law and Evident Partiality brought by Complainant Juana Marzan-Gelacio against respondent Judge Alipio V. Flores, Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Branch 20.

Culled from the records, the facts of the case, as summed by the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) are as follows:

Ms. Juana Marzan Gelacio filed two (2) counts of rape against Emmanuel Artajos. The said cases were docketed as Criminal Cases Nos. 4187 and 4188. It was thereafter raffled to the sala of respondent Judge Alipio Flores,...