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2006-09-27 |
PANGANIBAN, CJ |
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| "CANON 1. - A lawyer shall uphold the constitution, obey the laws of the land and promote respect for law and legal processes."[6] Furthermore, respondent bound himself to "obey the laws" in his attorney's oath,[7] which underscores the role of lawyers as officers of our legal system. A lawyer's brash transgression of any, especially a penal, law is repulsive and reprehensible and cannot be countenanced by this Court.[8] | |||||
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2004-07-23 |
DAVIDE JR., CJ. |
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| Atty. Crisanto P. Realubin was suspended for six months for falsely certifying that the complainants personally appeared before him and acknowledged to him that the document was their free and voluntary act and deed.[24] The failure of the complainants to examine the document closely is justified by the following attending circumstances: (1) it was presented to them for their signing at the church when they were busy preparing for the misa requiem; (2) they were still emotionally shocked by the brutal killing of their parents two days earlier; (4) they were busy with the investigation of the murder; (5) they had to attend to the wake activities of their deceased parents; and (6) finally, they trusted that the respondent would reflect in the document their agreement that he would represent them only in the criminal case. | |||||