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A.M. No. 2655Complainant: Leonard W. RichardsRespondent: Atty. Patricio A. AsoyNovember ! "#5

FACTS:

ISSUE:

HELD:

A.C. No. 5379May 9, 2003Complainan: !al"# T. $o%n&'"(pon)"n(: C"a(a# *. +a%"&a(, Mi&%"lio Naa#"no Llanino, F#an-lin .S%(a

$AC%&:/n D""m1"# 29, 2000, omplainan l") a omplain o# )i(1a#m"na&ain( #"(pon)"n( o# all"&")ly ommiin& )"li1"#a" al("4oo) in o%#an) iolain& 4" la6y"#( oa4. Complainan i( 4" p#ia" p#o("%o# in am%#)"# a(" 64"#" #"(pon)"n( Llanino an) +a%"&a( 6"#" 4" o%n("l o#4" a%("). /n D""m1"# 83, 2000, #"(pon)"n( l"( a Mani"(aion 6i4Moion o# +ail all"&in& 4a 4" a%(") 4a( ol%na#ily (%##"n)"#") o ap"#(on in a%4o#iy an) i( %n)"# )""nion. Ho6""#, a"# "#iaion 6i44" N+I, omplainan l"a#n") 4a 4" a%(") (%##"n)"#") only onD""m1"# 8, 2000. Mo#"o"#, 4"#" 6a( la- o noi" o 4"a#in& o 4"omplainan. '"(pon)"n( a#&%") 4a 4"y "4") 4" a%(") onD""m1"# 83 1% )%" o 4"ay #a, 4"y a##i") a 4" N+I o" only a2:00am 4" n"; )ay. A"# 4" a(" 6a( (%1mi") o 4" I+< o#in"(i&aion, #"(pon)"n( 6"#" o%n) &%ily o )"li1"#a" al("4oo) an) 6"#"#"omm"n)") o# (%(p"n(ion o# = mon4(.

'&&():!4"4"# o# no #"(pon)"n( a#" &%ily o al("4oo)

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Re: Letter o/ the (P La0 $ac1lty entitled Restoring Integrity: AStatement by the Faculty of the University of the Philippines Collegeof Law on the Allegations of Plagiarism an !isrepresentation in theSupreme Court"3

FACTS:

ISSUE:

HELD:

A.C. No. 25,5 $ebr1ary 2! ""2

)4AN)L'N) L)+A! omplainan,(.

A%%. %R)78N'AN %A7AN! #"(pon)"n.

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&oo) mo#al 4a#a"#, in 6o Complain( (4" 4a) l") a&ain( 4im, on")o-"") a( +a#

Ma"# No. 7B in(i%") on = an%a#y 89B2, an) 4" p#"("n A)mini(#ai"

Ca(" No. 2505,

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appliaion, 4" )"la#") 4a 4" 6a( (in&l". H" 4"n pa((") 4"";aminaion(

1% Complainan 1lo-") 4im #om a-in& 4i( /a4 1y in(i%in& +a# Ma"#No. 7B, laimin&

4a '"(pon)"n 4a) a") #a%)%l"nly in llin& o% 4i( appliaion an), 4%(,6a( %n6o#4y

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ma##ia&" 6i4 m" a((%min& 4a o%# ma##ia&" i( no ali), an) ma-in& a

mo-"#y o o%# ma##ia&" in(i%ion.

1. Fo# 4ain& mi(#"p#"("n") 4im("l a( (in&l" 64"n in #%4 4" i( al#"a)y

ma##i") in 4i( appliaion o a-" 4" 1a# ";am.

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6an") m" o 6i4)#a6 my omplain a&ain( 4im 6i4 4" S%p#"m" Co%#.


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Upon 4" a( on '"o#) ""n 6i4o% "(imonial "i)"n" #omComplainan, 6" n)

'"(pon)"n( la- o &oo) mo#al 4a#a"# (%i"nly "(a1li(4").

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/n 7 %n" 200=, 4" /" o 4"n C4i" %(i" A#"mio . %(i". A( i(an)(, in("a) o 1"in& an a)mini(#ai" o >%(i", 4" S%p#"m" Co%# 6illi#onially 1" a )i(p"n("# o in>%(i".

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an) ai# #iii(m o 4" Hono#a1l" Co%#( #%lin&. H" ";plain") 4a 4i(#iii(m o 4" a((ail") #%lin& 6a( )on" in &oo) ai4 6i4 no in"nion64a(o""# o oP"n) any m"m1"#, m%4 l"(( a#ni(4 4" ima&" o 4" Co%#.In("a) o #"(o#in& o p%1li #iii(m 4#o%&4 m")ia ";po(%#", 4" 4o(" o"nila" 4i( #iii(m in a "#y )i(#"" an) p#ia" mann"# 1y 6#iin& ap"#(onal l""# onn") o 4" 4allo6") 4all( o 4" Co%# an) 6i4in 1o%n)(

o )""ny an) p#op#i"y.

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To p#""n lia1iliy #om aa4in& on ao%n o 4i( l""#, 4" ino-"( 4i(#i&4( o #"" (p""4 an) p#iay o omm%niaion. T4" inoaion o 4"("#i&4( 6ill no, 4o6""#, #"" 4im #om lia1iliy. A( al#"a)y (a"), 4i( l""#onain") )"amao#y (a"m"n( 4a impai#") p%1li on)"n" in 4"

in"iy o 4" >%)iia#y. T4" ma-in& o on"mp%o%( (a"m"n( )i#"")a&ain( 4" Co%# i( no an ";"#i(" o #"" (p""4G #a4"#, i i( an a1%(" o(%4 #i&4. Un6a##an") aa-( on 4" )i&niy o 4" o%#( anno 1")i(&%i(") a( #"" (p""4, o# 4" ";"#i(" o (ai) #i&4 anno 1" %(") oimpai# 4" in)"p"n)"n" an) "i"ny o o%#( o# p%1li #"(p" 4"#"o#an) on)"n" 4"#"in.

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Co%#( an) >%)&"( a#" no (a#o(an. T4"y (4o%l) an) ";p" #iial

"al%aion o 4"i# p"#o#man".

But it is the cardinal condition of all such criticism that it shall be bona deand shall not spill over the walls of decency and propriety

In 4" a(" a 1a#, 6" n) 4" (a"m"n( ma)" 1y Ay. 'o;a( o 4a" 1""nma)" mala des an) ";"")") 4" 1o%n)a#i"( o )""ny an) p#op#i"y. +y4i( %nai# an) %no%n)") a%(aion a&ain( %(i" Naa#io, an) 4i( mo-in&o 4" Co%# o# all"&")ly 1"in& pa# o a 6#on&)oin& an) 1"in& a )i(p"n("# oin>%(i", 4" a1%(") 4i( li1"#y o (p""4.

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In 4i( omplain, /lia#"( all"&") 4a #"(pon)"n( li"n, Sa#a4 DiinaMo#al"( Al?'a(4""), #"p"a")ly (%") 4im o# iolaion( o 4" l"a(" on#a64i4 4"y ";"%") o"# a omm"#ial apa#m"n in /lia#"( +%il)in& in" ma"#.8B

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a)>%)iaion on 4" m"#i(.20

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T4" a( o 4i( a(" #""al 4a Ay. illalon p%#po("ly l") 4" ("on)omplain. '"(pon)"n app"al") 4" 8999 a(" o 4" Co%# o App"al( an)(%1("@%"nly o 4i( Co%#. +o4 aion( 6"#" )i(mi((") o# la- o m"#i, noon m"#" "4nialiy. T4" "#ia" o non? o#%m (4oppin& aa4") o 4"200 omplain )i(lo(") 4a Al?'a(4"") p#"io%(ly (%") /lia#"( o#iolain& 4"i# l"a(" on#a. A( i (%4 )i(lo(%#" 6a( a (%i"n

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4"#"o#" onl%)"( 4a #"(pon)"n 6ill%lly iola") '%l" 82.02, Canon 82

64i4 p#oi)"( 4a:

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Co%#( p#o"(("(. I on(i%"( imp#op"# on)% 4a "n)( o imp")",o1(#% an) )"a)" >%(i".

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