Back

Adelia B. Macinas vs. Manuel L. Arimado

ADELIA B. MACINAS, Complainant, versus MANUEL L. ARIMADO, Sheriff IV, Regional Trial Court of Legaspi City, Branch 4, Respondent.

A.M. No. P-04-1869 (Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 03-1764-P) | 2005-09-30

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

PUNO, J.: 

The instant case stemmed from the letter-complaint[1] of Adelia B. Macinas against respondent Manuel L. Arimado, Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Legaspi City, Branch 4, addressed to Honorable Judge Henry B. Basilla, alleging that: 

(a) She gave respondent the amount of P10,000.00 upon the latter's promise that he would help secure her bail bonds for the criminal cases pending against her in Branch V of the RTC of Legaspi City, and Branch II of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) of Legaspi City; 

(b) However, the title which respondent gave as property bond...