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Winnie Lucente and Alicia Domingo vs Atty Cleto Evangelista, Jr

WINNIE C. LUCENTE and ALICIA G. DOMINGO, complainants, vs. ATTY. CLETO L. EVANGELISTA, JR., respondent.

A.C. No. 5957 | 2003-02-04

R E S O L U T I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

In a sworn letter-complaint dated January 15, 1999 filed with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Commission on Bar Discipline, Winnie C. Lucente and Alicia G. Domingo charged Atty. Cleto L. Evangelista, Jr. with gross misconduct, deceit, malpractice and crimes involving moral turpitude for falsification of public documents.

Complainants alleged that respondent is the son of the late Atty. Cleto Evangelista, who during his lifetime notarized a Deed of Quitclaim executed on May 7, 1977 by Pedro, Juanito, Eufracia, Cresencia, Consuelo, Maria, all surnamed Tan, and one Sabina...