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Gamas and Sobrio vs Judge Orlando Oco

ANTONIO GAMAS and FLORENCIO SOBRIO, Complainants, versus JUDGE ORLANDO A. OCO, in his capacity as presiding judge of Municipal Trial Court, Polomolok, South Cotabato and PNP SPO4 WILLIE ADULACION in his capacity as public prosecutor of MTC-Polomolok, South Cotabato, Respondents.

A.M. No. MTJ-99-1231(formerly OCA IPI No. 97-287-MTJ) | 2004-03-17

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This is a complaint for grave misconduct and gross ignorance of the law filed by complainants Antonio Gamas and Florencio Sobrio ("complainants") against Judge Orlando A. Oco ("respondent judge"), former[1] Presiding Judge of the Municipal Trial Court, Polomolok, South Cotabato ("MTC Polomolok") and SPO4 Willie Adulacion ("respondent Adulacion"), a "police prosecutor" in the MTC Polomolok.

The Facts

In their Complaint ("Complaint") and supporting affidavits, complainants allege that they are the accused in a case for theft[2] which, at the time material to this case, was pending in the sala of...