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11 - Reyes Vs Gaa (Pale)

The complainant reported to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) that he had been a victim of extortion by respondent lawyer Salvador M. Gaa. An entrapment operation was set up by the NBI where the complainant provided marked money to the NBI agents. During the entrapment operation, the complainant handed the marked money to the respondent, which he placed in his pocket. The NBI agents apprehended the respondent and found the yellow fluorescent powder applied earlier to the marked money on his hands. The NBI recommended prosecution of the respondent for violation of the law and filing of administrative charges and disbarment proceedings against him. The Supreme Court resolved to refer the case to the Solicitor General for investigation

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11 - Reyes Vs Gaa (Pale)

The complainant reported to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) that he had been a victim of extortion by respondent lawyer Salvador M. Gaa. An entrapment operation was set up by the NBI where the complainant provided marked money to the NBI agents. During the entrapment operation, the complainant handed the marked money to the respondent, which he placed in his pocket. The NBI agents apprehended the respondent and found the yellow fluorescent powder applied earlier to the marked money on his hands. The NBI recommended prosecution of the respondent for violation of the law and filing of administrative charges and disbarment proceedings against him. The Supreme Court resolved to refer the case to the Solicitor General for investigation

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WELLINGTON REYES, complainant vs. ATTY. SALVADOR M. GAA, respon ent. A.M. No. !"#$, %&l' !#, !

(() *acts+ ,omplainant reporte to t-e N.I t-at -e -a /een t-e victim o0 e1tortion /' respon ent la2'er. An entrapment 2as set &p /' t-e N.I. ,omplainant 0&rnis-e t-e N.I a3ents several peso /ills 0or mar4in3. T-e paper /ills 2ere sent to t-e *orensic an ,-emistr' Division o0 t-e N.I an s&/se5&entl' ret&rne to complainant 0or t-e &se in t-e entrapment. ,omplainant 2ent to t-e respon ents o00ice an t-erea0ter -an e to respon ent t-e mar4e mone' 2-ic- -e place in -is poc4et. T-e N.I a3ents t-en appre-en e respon ent an /ro&3-t -im to t-e N.I *orensic an ,-emistr' Division 0or e1amination. Respon ent6s -an s 2ere 0o&n positive o0 t-e 'ello2 0lorescent po2 er applie earlier to t-e mar4e mone'. T-e N.I recommen e t-e prosec&tion o0 respon ent 0or violation o0 Section 78/9 o0 R.A. No. 7"!( an recommen e to t-e Secretar' o0 %&stice t-e 0ilin3 o0 a ministrative c-ar3es an t-e instit&tion o0 is/arment procee in3s a3ainst -im. In -is ans2er to t-e complaint 0or is/arment, respon ent asserte t-at complainant s&rreptitio&sl' plante t-e mar4e mone' in -is poc4et 2it-o&t -is 4no2le 3e an consent. In a resol&tion ate Decem/er :7, !(;!, t-is ,o&rt resolve to re0er t-e is/arment case to t-e Solicitor General 0or investi3ation, report an recommen ation. <o2ever, &pon t-e a option o0 R&le !7(=. o0 t-e Revise R&les o0 ,o&rt., t-e case 2as trans0erre to t-e I.> .oar o0 Governors 0or investi3ation an isposition. On Marc- !), !((7, ,ommissioner Vicente ?. Ro1as o0 t-e ,ommission on .ar Discipline o0 t-e I.> recommen e t-at respon ent /e is/arre . Sai recommen ation 2as approve /' t-e I.> .oar o0 Governors in its resol&tion ate Marc- :@, !((#. Iss&e+ W-et-er or not t-e recommen ation approve /' t-e I.> .oar o0 Governors is correctA R&lin3+ Yes. W-ere t-e miscon &ct o0 a la2'er as a 3overnment o00icial is o0 s&c- a c-aracter as to a00ect -is 5&ali0ication as a la2'er or to s-o2 moral elin5&enc', t-en -e ma' /e iscipline as a mem/er o0 t-e /ar on s&c- 3ro&n . T-ee1tortion committe /' respon ent constit&tes miscon &ct as a p&/lic o00icial, 2-ic- also constit&tes a violation o0 -is oat- as a la2'er. T-e la2'er6s oat- , imposes &pon ever' la2'er t-e &t' to ela' no man 0or mone' or malice. T-e la2'er6s oat- is a so&rce o0 -is o/li3ations an its violation is a 3ro&n 0or -is s&spension, is/arment or ot-er isciplinar' action

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