Urgent Omnibus Motion Mar 11 2014

7/24/2019 Urgent Omnibus Motion Mar 11 2014

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integrity.

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URGENT

OMNIBUS

MOTIONii

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{3Td

Motion

for Inhibition

and. Deferment

of,Proceedings

pending the resolution

of

the 3'd

Motion

forr

Inhibitioni

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Accused

Atty.

BRI{ESTO

DE

tosilsAr-{TpP, through

the

undersigned

cffiel,

respectfully

statesll

thus:

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AcCused

is: hereby

submitting

the

ii

instant

third

ti

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Motion

for,Inhibition

on the

following

Palnable

giounds:

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Knowingly

rendering

anji

unlawful

and

unjust

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very

much

known

compralnant;

d.

Extraordin

imposed" torthe

cor

obvious

intention

t

c?se,

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to

the coynfiA

for

the

Private

:,i

lri

arJr

and

qxtreme

1

Pressure

unsel for

theitaccused

with

the

to rush

th*

ierminatjon

of

the

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2.,+

On

Jr-rne 25',

2013,

the

schpduled

pre-trial

of

the

case,'th"'accnsed

was

qequtred

by

thp

Courtlto

submit

qtl

the jud.iciat

amaavits

of

their:witness$s

within

five

(5)

days

from

such

hear +g

date or

only

until

Jule 3O;:2Q13;

ii

Knowingly,renderlng

an

UnJust

Order

xjust()r(rer

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-t

2.

+'On

Jr-rne 25',

2013,

the

schl

the submission

.

of,the

judicial

affidavitql

of

othe

ial

alfidavit

of

e constraints,

deferment

of

witnesses;

Affidavits

was

prompted

by

the

fact

that

private

complainant

never

,ceased,

iil,

harassing

the

witnqsse

i"r.*-

oqi

ur.

6ccused.

by

the

private

cornplainant

against

herein

accused's

wi

tnesses

5.

In

an

Order

dated

SePtem

,'

2013,

,

ttre

:lii

4.

"

The

s-aid

Motion

to

Defer

Qubraissip,

of

Jud'icia1

rrrir<r r*rr:*

nrntnnterl

hv the fsct thLt nrivate

complainant

tbet'

,2,{

a;f-o-{p

espondentl

Court

allowed

the

accused

nbrind nf ten

(1o)

r{'aws

ftorn receiot of

tlii

EXTENDIBLtr

period

of

ten

(10)

days

from

receiptôf

F"

Or.9T

withT

which

f., *rrhrnit the iridicial affidavits

of

other

witriesses

in

utter

io submit

the

judicial

affidavits

of

oth

disregard

of the

rules;

ltii

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b.

IJy

reason

of

such

order

and

othersil

accused.llled

ti.j.

ii':'

an

olinib;;

tuotion

seeking

to

inhtbiqi

f9I'thg

selond

time

1-ft':'

presiding

JuCBe

,

of

1Ue

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.

f":f

and

to

,"..rri'i,Cer',tfrJ.

Sep't"mn"r

,24,

2}Ls.grder,

bzlnking

on

the

.itll

ii

ii

2lp

a

ge

:iii:'

Accused

in

thelsaid

motion

emlrnerated

and

substantiated

all

llr

the

harasSment

acts

and

the

array

of

b4ses

frled

by

the

private

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option

of

the

accused

to

d'efer

submission-

b{

P:

#tia.rrits

as

provided

under

section

9

6f

the

Judicial

Rule

wtrich

explicitly

provides,

thus:

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"Section

9

of

the

Judicial

AJlidavit

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thys:

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tr

ii

Sectlon

g.APPlication

of1,

rule

to

criminal

acrions.

-

(a)

llri"

rule

sha,ll

apply

to

all

crirninal

Lction":

li

(1)

Where

the

maximyq

of

the

r

{'

imposable

penaltY

does

ngt exceed

sixyears;

"'

evidence

shall

be

admftted

at

the

trtal.

(c)

If

the

accused

cleslres

to

be

(2)

'Where

the

accused

4grees

to

the

use

of

judicial

affidavits,

i-r""p""uve

of

tile

ptndity

linvolved;

days

from

receipt

of

sucn*

pffidavits

or

i

i:

(3)

With

respect

to

the

cilil

aspect

of

the

actions,

whatqver

the

li

penallies

involved

are'

ii

il

(b) The,

plosecution

shall

sullft

tue

:

ludtctal

affidavits]i

of

tts

witiresses

not

later

than

five

days

before

the

pre-tti"lf

serv.if8

:copies

of

the

sarne

uPon

the

u-""rl*"d.

The

comPlsinant

or

public

pros.ecutor]shall

{ttach

to

ih"'

rtfidt

rits

such

documbntalJr

or

onjact

evidence

as

he

mhY

have,

maiking

them

as

trxhibitq;A,

B,

C,

and so on, No

further

liJuaiciaf

_-

affldavitrl

do.um"otary,

or

obJect

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.--

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heard

on

his

defenqe

after

receipt

of

the

judicial

a'flldavtts

of

the

prosecutlon,

he

*+"lI

baye

the:optlon

to

submft

his'Judiclal

aflidavit

ss

well

as

thode

of

hls

witneeees

to

the

court:q,itf

in

ten

a

3lPa$e

judicial

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and

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PlPsecutor,ll

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;.r"t.rait',g

his

documentary

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object

evidence

previously

marked

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his

witnesses

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app'ear

before

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court

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It

is

worth

noting

that

Segtion

9

{-eals

wrth

and

referred

tto

ttre

service

and

fulr*ng

of

the

judicial

aflidavits

in

a;1",i

criminal.

cases;

,:

ii

f:

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B.

,

Paragraph

(b) of

Section

9

sp,ecifically

mandates

the

dury

on

the

p"ioieat6oi to

submit

jlrdfciat

irffidavits

of

its

witnesses

not'later

than

{i""

(;t

;;t""[.fore

t1ie

pre-trial

and

still

further

requiring

under

the

third

sentpnce

-

that

"no

further

iudiciai

afSaavit,

doTlmentary,

or

obiect

evidence

shatl

be

ordmitted

at

the

ffia.l",

tht:sij

ii

ti;l

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(b)

The Prosecution

shaf,l

submit:i

,:

the

judicial

"

affidavits

]i

of

its

'l

.',,:'

witnesses

not later than

fiie

'i

davs

befor.e,

the

ore-trial,

serving

copies

of

the

sarne

lPo,

the

accused.

The

comPlailanr-

o:

public

prosecutor

shatl

attach

to

of

of

tl

rl

Section

9'

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.

oil

thb

other

hand;

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,

I

g.

.

paraglapht

(c)

pertqrns

to

the

OP|ION

affidavit,

thus:

the

accused,

to

submit

judicial

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accttsed

desirls

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it.*a

lon

his

defertse

aftei

repeipt

i

heard

on

his

defense

altel

re^ger.P

of

the

judicial

affidavitsl

of

T*

prosecuLion,

he

shall

$fye.--tl-te

ortto4

to

submit

his

]judicial

,ffia""it

as

well

as

thosd

of his

witnesbes

to

the

court

wifhin

ten

I '

of

such

#fidavits

days

from

recelpt

*t

""*.

a

coPY

of

eacti

on

the

public:

and

Private

Prqsecutor'

including

his

documen$rV

TX

object

:evidence

previouslyi

marked

as

gxhibits

1,

2,

3,

anq

so

on'

These

i

atfidavits

shall

sBrve

'as

;;;;;

it."umonies

of

the

laccused

and

his

witnesses

whEn

,*:,

appeal

before

the

court

t9

testify'

(Emphasis

suPPlied);

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it

-:

"

at

"iar

arna

1Erffi:

J3 tr"tiffi

[".-tSf

days,

paragraph

(:)

on

the

other

har]'

accused

(shall,

have

i

the

option"

tq

submil

his

Judicial

ffid#,ir-f,J'poa*r*i-

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within

'

,"r^'ii'ot-

aoy*-

rtom

receipt

:L-S-l

"iu"t:?

T"t

.ry]=

jrJa*i"r-

Affi;A#

-oi;i

he

has

th;

oPfI_oN

to

:ybTil

his

il;i;il

arnaalrii-i-"r,*"

he

desires

to

be

heard'on

his'defense

#;;;i'+i-':ri

",h;:Jfi.i,r

Arrdavit'Yrb31t:'1-:,{,

q"

prosecutio,

ooiin;;ip*'gt'ph

(b)

wlrere

it'

was

specificallv

mention"a

tr,*#în

a+I

*tf'

;;'i""Ygol

-

3+-eg*1" *,*::-t'

Judicial

ertiaafti"

'"oilr"ter

than'Iive

(5)

day:

lefore

ptt-*l*

,lii

ir'|l

10.

While

parasraph

(b)

of

1e9tio,1 P

+"'1a":":,1"1ff

il;'";;;--;-i;iciar

ami":1t,

documentarv'

or

object

evldence

shall

be

admitted

at

the

trial';

lii:'i:

12.

H.dj

it

b-een

ttre

intention

of

the:high_e;t

coqt

to.

Plt

such

A*#H

;;";;ffitv

upon

the

dccu::t1*.

:i::,":lg:

,.n

-r,

-;;"i1

,i

tti"

PoTlll.the

samei

could

h'ad

easilv

been

accused

as it'

rnentioned

t:

13

.

On

lthe

co+

,er{

ns

it

rreentiont

itrary,

much

legwaY

is

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that

ed under the:s+Pe

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to

accused

tlshall

have

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optlon',

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the

the



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'accused"

optior-to

be

heard

soon

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proseclttion's

Judiciali

Affidavit

or

at

$is

oppd'rhrne

tir4e

to

present

his

defense;

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14.

In

tir*r,

what

the

*t"tr*"d

ris

praviis

ue-r91"

1l*

Honorable

Court

is

not

anything

'oYitten

-l:1-

tl"

exerciseofhisOPTIONandprivi':g"llaffordedtohimby

the

highest

Court

thru

tnt

Otr'-

1^?-8-8-SC'

otherwise

knownlas-

th{

Rde

oh

Judtctal

Aflidavit;

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15.

The

,.\rt.

on

Judicial

Aflidavi

srvins

,"ri"1

oPHOy

It

the

accused

iJ

clear

and

cannot

be

cor{stnred

gtherwise'

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is

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right

t:{

rr"'an$

libqrtr-1J:ere

,h";;;sed

rnust'be'

fiven

every

opPo#yY

t?

.estauUsh

his

innocence

and

that

la*s'be

construed

,tl

his

f*vQrt;

'

nce

and

that

laws'be

construeo'

ul

rus

ravYr

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Despi*

tt

"

explicit

provision

of

tfre

111"*

j'UL::l

Affidavit,

the

coutt

in

an

order

dated

Japuav

LO

2OL4,

again

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iSSiOn

Of

the

denied

the

plda

of

herein

petitioner

to

defer

i

:rai"irr

xfiiavits

of.rrip

y,i"::::-i:_Yu'

the

n,etitioner?s

plea

for

the

second

motion

for

tnhibltion;

L7.

By

iand

large,

the

court

consirtenttf.

l:"i"t.tl:

riqht

"i

n.;ti";#;a

to

defer

submission

of

hts

judicial

,rfrit";ii-"ra

65;

of

ihis

witnesses

tlouqf

mpdate$.

under

;;;rt""--s

li-trre

Judicial

Affidayit

l{g:

The

fact

that

the

presiding:rai."#;dt

k;;"dge

of

the

fact

that

what

he

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.vour'lhorroi.

We

:aclsroivledge

fhe

mandatory

character;f

the

judicial

affid.viti

Howev,er'

as

if

I

may

reiterate,

tJrougll-it

was

denied

#t-"dy,

four

honor'

as

li""ia"i

undei

section

9,

paragraph

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Ive

believe'that

ifr"

"""rrsed

as

in

all

othei

cou.{s,

th9

aqcused

has

the

ilttil

to

srbn

it

or

not-to

submii

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you

are

not

going

to

iJc;ipt'-of

tn"

judicial

affldavilts

subrhittg$

by

thq

;;;i"*tion,

yb;

honor.

so,

it,ii=.

o"1

iI""P-s.:'-LT:

irorot

that

the

accused

has

the

optiol

t"il

1l?*t1:-"-1t:",

A;

artJ;

i

,*"rrr,

before

the

presentation'iiof

the

defense'

evidence,

your

honor.

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ii

subriiit

now

submission:,of

E:

'j.raic.ial

"1{IidtYt:

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rule,

unexPectedly,contradicted

his

opn

;ile;"l;-

'r;;;sqied

the

option

of

the

"."lri"_1_.,.1"t

t

S;*i;*-io"

or

ffi'

uma.rits

arrd

declaieh

in

oneir

court,

thus:

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Perhaps,'

you

have already

;onsi{eria

pe

judicial

amaavits

-because

.even

if

it

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here

9'-i1

another

court,

a

judicial

affidavit

will

he

needed.

Did

fi

not

considlr

drafting

ior

maliing

a

judicial

affidavit?

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Luis:

ilit

,,*

h^.nr Tfv

virtrt"

nf the

denial

I

read'

this

,i

,

,

,

No,.your

honor.

By

vj{r1e

o[

ft:_

denial

I

read

tlrrs

morning

from

,ilei

courtrs

r.ctrd,

yorrr

lf.orrgr,

:1"e.

are,

askilg

.i

ten

(10)

,da5q

p"riaa

within

which

to-

sublnit

the

j{rdicial

affidavit

liil

,,'.

,:,

.t.,t,

.

,

.

i,i

.

,

,

,,'.

,,

,

,

Your

honor,

may

l

refresh

U,li

**-+ory

of

the

p-arties

and

this

.ortt,'yl#

ir;ii;l

I

wr$-qu;te

frod

the

order

of

ffii:

H#1"."*

.ranuary

iol'iaii.n;

.yo*ur

Hotol,

"Despite

beingr

granted:

a

new

ten

d*y:

pttiil

to

filf

his

Judicial

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affidavits

gYen

thqo$,

,n".

p,"tiod,q1,:i,::

of

the

sarne

and

file

his

intended

judicial

of

the

sarme

and

tile

fi-rs

mtencleo

Jlrcll(rrar

honor".

So,

it is

very

clear,

your

honcrr,lttttt

tt'

gil/en

to

them

to

file

their

judicial

a$davit,

your

honor.

i

I

i'

file

a

judiciel

aflldaqit

or

not.

Now,

tr

lvas,as

if

he

"LU

it

t"nds

to submit

a

judicial

a$idavit'

under

the

k adva4tage

aJfidavit,

.your

ten

day

period

lapsed,

YYt

r'""--i

'

td"

rrre-trial'"

li,l

;l

I

'

:.

19,

''1y61e

the'

counsel

for

th9

.

accqsed

*.?"

{itt

pona"ting

why

the:sudden

disregard

-o1

f

is,lrtitt*:1f:t'

*:

#;ffi;"

ills;-"

;;--49-

-;,*;

orb-casi"il,q::t'*

.the

iro*".oiion

iJ-"rr*it

additiott{

ju{icial

ar$aavits

of

.their

uritr-ressesrwithin

ten

(10)

days after

in"

"ooblo"ion

of

the

witnessesi\Mithin

ten

(10)

days after

the

concluslon

ol

t

r

.i

.,

'..

ii

rl

.

:llil

.liril

I

Court:.

I

,l

,l

I

,

WelI,

as

stated,

the

accusPd,

has

he

option

to

g

the

accused

d-..

d.

Atty.

Luis:

.,i

Yes,Your

honor.

j

Court:

the

*'itt#t;;;";idL-b""

a"l"a

r"u'"p

18,

2P14,

thus

',;:ii

:i:l

concluded

ioary.

A

pre-trial

brder

will

be

iss,ed

upon

,

.

,

the

transcription

of

today's

Proceid**=

ii

'

'

"

'

'th"

prosecutlon

is

herebf

iiaitg"ted",

to

submit

the

Jud.i"iJ

Afna"r.its

,of

o$er

respbctive

{tnesses

within

.:llil

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itil

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,2l.Infact,itwaseventhn-r.thgrnitiatille?fft:court

that

th"

pror"i.rtion

wrll

belatedtVl

suUrli'

]:: i,ldicial

affidavits.

The

undersigped

counsel

atti:mpted

fo

llestion

the

actuatrons

or

the

pr.iiai"rg

judge

in

bpen

cotrrt2

but

to

no

it

l,

thus:

r

I

ll

il

t

Ii

tl

"Court:

i

i

..ir

I

't

their

judicial

dffidavits?

When

can

You

submll

r I

Atty.

Carullo:

i i

i.I

As

contained'

'in

the

Judicial

fffia1it,

R1le'

I:"

fforroi;;w":*iU

fqlni*f,

ttre

adversd

counse|

ojrat

ll"st

five

day5

bgfore

the

intended

hearing

days,

yoql

Honor'

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---

.

..

ii

. li

avail,

thus:

Atty.

Luis:

I

Your

Honor,

the

privilege

being

availgd

by

the

go-od

"orrr*J

tth"r"

-ii

,

*oi

a

frivil'be1

gr{nted

tb

.

the

;;;;;tion,'Your

Honor,

that

privilege

ip

granted

o^nly"to

t;--;;;;;d,

your

honor'

-

The

obligatig'

.

of

'

.

the

JirS"""il;

i;

*.rU*it

judicial

affidavits

iq

only

ten

days

;il;-;;-

in-"

pre-trill,

voul

lionor,

ffd

Y:d::,-*:

5r'[;iJ-amao,it

'rule,

yor.

ho-tor,

rqitFre

to

,submit

irai"irr

aJlidavits

shall

be

deemedias

a

waiver

of

the

right

Li

Ur"

pro""".rtion

to

submit

suchi;

rour

hQnor'

: '

re

Privilege-tieine

availg{

lY

T:

s::1

our

Honor,

tt

Pros.

Sagsago:

l,Your

honor,

iust

to

expedite.

the

procee{i-o8S,

may

;"

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#"

rc

slven

at

te1{

ttl

*3{",f1o"x1111l

;,h#;ht"h

io

suu-*iI

a

cop{

:{.ft".

jl*icia1

affidavits?

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we

have

not

started

with; he

trial:l

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we

have

not

started

with

lpnt

*";i

.

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nrith'the

trialti

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we

have

not

started'

l,

,l

lirl

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,

:

li il

,

riil

il:l:.ii':i

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i

t

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lf

:

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i, li r.,r-.

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your

honor

and

I

.Fi*

iit

::

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"gf:,1"1"":;

.

,

vour

honlr,

if

this

court

will

a1lo*

th.*

to

submit

their

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intended hez

rucLlclal

JilJ;"tts

ten

days

beford

the

inf-ended

hearing

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;;

are

deprived

of

such

proc:ss'

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Thank

yolr,

Yor-lr

honor-

ffi;-i""ion

of

hisludicia

affidavits

desplte

written

orders

of

denlals;

Court:

:

We

will

give

You

ten

daYs

aflidavits.

i

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i,

2,4.

'The

case

of

LUCILA

TAN

ROSETE,3

is'

wortlr.

mentioning,

(hus:

We

have

rePeatedlY

2S.Thisexclusiveprivilgqetosrlbmitju{ici.ltati{_avits

AqTER

pre-tpiat,

hgw-ever,

which

rr:*ainl

s.olely

I?

th:.accused'

was

,in

iact

,

granted

bv

trre

p""*idirrg

jqdge

tl

ir:

P,i_

*u

without

anv

eflort

at

all

to

the

proseciition,

wfro

are

already

;;.J

,rrd*.

the

same

rule.

This

behavior

of the

preslding

judge,

in

fact,

made

the

aceused

understand

why

he.w4s

-"oaaaoty

,eibatly

allowed

ln

o'preP

courp..

.

to

d:f:l

'r-l

il

i.t

1i

ose

_:.r

'

'

22'."

The

contention

of

the

undersigned

-9gr1nsel

in

open

court

c4rne

from

the

fact

that

for

sever"tlg1-:Hq

39"+*:.9?

;;i;d

i;"";;;ir;

r.,r"

'rehi

L

a"r".

*,,b'iiissionllr

r'i"

j"4i"i4

Jna*oit=

.iti

tfr"

basis

of

explicit

provisions

ofi

the

Judicial

Aflidavit

nile.

rBut

this

right

Jr

tne

accused

though

mandated

b;-t"t

iri;s

was

consist"ently

denied

ithrorr*hi

ir*tten

court

:i

'lri

23.

This

exclusive

privilege

to

submit

ju{ii

submit

l

Judge

judicial

MAXWEL

S.

'I

il

il

II

1i

ii

rl

vs

.*f*"n"0

li

highest

ltenets

must

iU"

the

integqff

and

t*,

?

ljyas"

but

i

jabove

t'

1.,.

our

judges

to

adhere

to

thJ

I

I

of

'---ial

conduct.

TheYi

,

embodiment

of

'

11m1etet":,i

'

,independence-

Like

Caesarlsl

must

, not

onlY

'

be

Puf?

suspicion'.

This

is

not

withopt

reaspn'

The

"*r.tit

g

standards

of

conduct

demanded

L-.d.q,u ++r6r"1.4-***

ii

ll

from

judges

are

designecl

to

promote

public

,',rijl

i:

if^.:...i^^;rrur

3[r.M,],No.

M

r'M'

OCA

lPl

Noi02-1207-MTJ);

TJ-04--1563.

September

8,2OM'1;

(Formerlytr

, I I

ii

li

lolPage

ta



1..,

r

I

t-.,

confidence

in

the

integrity

1nd

t-n"ti3]itV

of

I

the

judiciary becausei

*"

qeople's

--Y'

-i--

r'

l-f ,l

irnpropriety

as

to

be

beyondlreoroach.

"olrfia"rri.'

in

the

judicial system

is

founded^

not

only

on

the

rtt^[ttittlae

pt

legal

knowledgel

urra

the

dili[-ence

gf

the

*Jrrrb"r"

tr

the

bench,

lrt

also

ron

the

highest standard

oi irr*+ty

"tdi

moral

uprightness

they

are

expeclted

to

ppssess'

When

the

judge

himself

becomes

tl"

transgressor

of

any

law

i

which

]

ne

I

sworn

to

apply,

he

placeg

hls

olfice

ln

disrepute,

encourages

disrespect

for

the

law

and

impairs

public

confidence

in

the

lniegrity i

and

innpartiatity

of

,

the

Judiclary

itself.

It

is

therefore

paramlunt

that

a

judge's personal

behavior

Qoth

in

thL

performance

of

his

-dqties

and

his

O*t

^

Hfe,

,

be

,

free

from

any

flnnearalce

oI

-.

brrlioos

court

Order

dated

January

tO,

iOt4

unknown

to

the

accused

but

i-""

Y.fY

known

to

the

prlvate

com

t

i

lr

l,

tl

.ll

25i.

'It

isialso

the

submission

of

herein

-

.

i.

-

i

"i;'

Ai\1

^

..-----t r--l- eL^

Order

dated.

.l*rr"ry

L',0,

2014

issued

by

the

Yolot#-le

Court,

^-î,.

Ao.-,,i*-,crlfhe

r.lerirnr nf the accuse'd to

defer

submission

'I

the

Hoi

;;"t"

;;"i.*

i'ur.

iuaor

of

the

accu*"[

to

defer

submission

;fffi;;idi-ernJ"*t,

was not

prepared

bvi'ttre

presicling

as

not

prePgred

judge'nor

emah.ated

frbm

his

officg

br.V.re

til;;;*"e.

i

keenly

observed

bY

heiein

irl

ilt

.i

I

:l.i

lri

'il

iri

26.

First,

ttre

order

received

by

herein

accused

throrlqh

mail,

*as

*fitten

in

a

j

bond

paper

urrd

lnot

in,

an

olion

skin

,i

paper

where,

tiie

order iof

this'court

is

customafily

W:ritten

a+d

[

"rt"rrUy

received

by

herein

petitioner;

11

lP

a

g

e

in

accused

that

the

ason

o{

the

following

accused;

lt

:

l:.



ix

into,#;s;;"";;1r*

1 a,

2,o14

durineitt

"

schfd,led

hearing

i

I

:i

l.

l

,,

iB0,

'

,Th*

.ounsel

for

herein

accusbd'

was

$o

surpd-t1i:

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27

.

Second,

consi{erlng

that

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yi:'-1

lt^:t"'"

whether

tt

*

ptJff

+

o-1

reulrlary

18,

49.14

woi:ld

proceed

or

be

,deferred,

and

turth.,

"o.*i,i";*q

lthat

th&

undersigred

;;";;ilil

*oiiUttend

*r.t,

pr"'t;,l

*9utd

Stiu

come

from

Maqila;

,"pr"""ei.lf';

;i

t#

l"n*"i"

19'

't:*y

i:cused

were

never,r.*iS"1f

tfr"JloUo*

,p*.

regardin*

f"

isslrance

of

'

28.

In

fact,

sbveral

days

before

i]re

schqduled*frearing

date,

on

peuruzul,

ts,

zst+i

tlie

secretar5r

of

Atty.

R:"1.1.

Rarang,

*q;;d

as'

to

th;

existence

of

any

court

order

ffi#;il+#;;;*a:s

Lr"rn

for

inhilition,

t1t

round

none;

:

I

I

?.

''

,"'

z,g.:

$aa"ir,

ur"

order

datecl

'['"o.

1q'.39,'$

:T:

:

rv:

,..t.+tv

\avu:^vv+

^*:

--

,

COfdS

in,,the

eafly

d,iscover,:when

she,went

over

$e

cquf

rey-.-1-

-'

;;}#;or'^rlt*"rv

18,

2014

that

s.-ctr

order

11as

applI:"ttv

issue-d

as

.a,.tf;;,",'ary

10,

zol'r'f'but

no

coby

was

sent

to

il-;"*l"l--

-'

,

I

i

:

:

31.

lTfr.

fact

tt

.t

"'ch

ord'er

came

'

to

bein8-T;:::il

i":uri

iourt

rgcords

and

n9

9opie1

''""1? sent

toj

the-partles

as

oi.pl-;;aii,'t6;

2oL4'could

be

founali

on

t1.eflenvelope

of

a

recenfly

r"".#a1i;gr1';i"O

;J

bv,,th-:,

11^$ersiry"d

I:1

*"

;r"

#di;;i;s

arre*istered

stamp

th"ti

l*"h

mhil

was

sent

bv

the

court'to,

the

post:office

L

rilgtii'

il"tt' 9"1[

on

Februarv

24,

2014.

Copy

of

the'errvelope

is

herpto

€"-*l

u

Afr.

:i

'l

l ,, i;

i

,li:il

'

'

.i

,

g,el,,'

',

Orders

issued

by

the

Cgqf

ate

rlormally

being

received

by

Atty.

Rarnng

1"o-.o.-sel

fOr-tJre

agcused)'^whose

;;i;:ril,

i;.;i"i

;;;-rfi*'

1oy't,

r?.

g,lll.rewil

davs

arter

its

issuance

or,at

times,

-even

through

ri,erslnal

lllervice'

court

"ra?IS'-rn;;

il;l

tilao""iwere

alsJ

,opryuttv

r.bleased

bv

the

court

,ro,

*uitii;;;;

ti*"

and

il's

iiueine

199ei"ed

bv

the

;nei*"ilr1i+i

th'"

mail

in

less

than.two

12)

weeks;

'l..ii

'.,1'',,t'',.,,.',.,iitli

,-liil

,

:

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:-':.r

ii

'll

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Page



lf

February

18,

2oL4,

th.

schecl.uled

pre-trial

h"ri;;

of'i

f,o.r,r""ts

for

the

accu.=:d,l

1,rv-

\?:Ti:

Rarang

and,hJi.irr:

undersigned

counsel

clicl

npt

receive

any

mail

of

",r.f,

orJ.t'dated

January

LA,

2At+

gqa

had

4o

copy

of

the

II

same; i

ii

',ltil

[_i

ffi&t"1o

quote

said

tia"t

in

open

gourt

on

February

18'

2Ol4

pre*trial

hearing,

thus:

',

,,.'

34.

Despite

the

fagt

that

such'orper

was hot

released

to

pqities,,it,is

qllit*

surprising

that

tfrg

io-""sel

for

th",Oll'"t'

;;-n"jt

"rti'

tt*a

trr"

"tpy

,f

th"

sard

o5der

"'+

:":^

"11

*'

..'

ii

,l

*Your

honor, may

I

refrdsh

the

'Lt-ory

of

tJ:e

parties

and

thil

cou1t,

y-qFI

honor'

I YII

quote-fiom

thelorder

of

thtp

Courltdated

j"lr..tty

1O,

2OL4,

yolr

ho1o1'

";flesPite

being

lgranted

a

new

ten-day

period

to,]file

his

Qeir

judicial

alEdavits

>ood

ii

:

.1,

ll

or

style

of

writing

ubed

were

not

Lhe'usuan

wnYnts:

Pcr

Liauurtr

;;

-h'"^;.*1or*

jr1*"

compared

to

the

.*",

of

::orders

already

issued

bY,the

cogr:t;

ii ii

ir

.iri

"

,''36.

l..Ho*"r"r,

the

other

order

isbued

b_y;i

-th"

Court

.on

.lanuarv

tC-

Zota,

which

\vas

issued

ttree

3

.,days

after

the

iJ"l;J"

;f'G;-contested

order

on

January

10,

2014,'was

;dJ;

-thJ;"gutar

course

of

businqss

Pv

ili..

court

to

the

;".tki"a

J"

.l"ti"

ary

6,

2Ol4

and

the

onion

skin

cop-y

of

the

trd"r

was also customarily

received

by:

our

otltce

on

JanuaIJr

"ati:"iottrJ

c"o,

,f,the:

-riurrg

enveprye

iq

here[o

attached

as

l\";n*=i'6'.

tlirrr,

it

is

quitJ

suqFising,

how

quch

contested

g5.

Thtrd,

the

format,

the

ront

used,

trri

tenstrrl

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