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Pablo Mabini vs Judge Lorinda Toledo-Mupas

PABLO B. MABINI, complainant, vs. JUDGE LORINDA B. TOLEDO-MUPAS, Municipal Trial Court, Dasmari?as, Cavite, respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-03-1506 | 2003-08-28

R E S O L U T I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This is an administrative complaint against respondent Judge Lorinda B. Toledo-Mupas for Abuse of Authority and Ignorance of the Law relative to Criminal Case No. 98-0939 entitled, "People of the Philippines versus Ruel Tasoy," for Frustrated Homicide.

It appears that respondent Judge conducted the preliminary investigation of the above-entitled case and found probable cause against the accused for Frustrated Homicide. However, when the case was remanded to the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Cavite, the latter downgraded the charge to Attempted Homicide and returned the case, together...