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1. JOSE TOLOSA, complainant, vs.ALFREDO CARGO, respondent.

Facts;

Complainant filed a disbarment case towards respondent claiming immorality. Alleging further that Atty.

Alfredo Cargo and his wife is having an affair and that his wife even left their conjugal home to live and

rent in a place paid by the respondent.

Several issues were also raised alleging immorality and altercations between the complainant and the

respondent.

Issue;

WON Atty. Alfredo Cargo be disbarred.

Ruling;

The Supreme Court agreed with the conclusion of the Solicitor General in not finding the respondent

guilty of immorality due to lack of sufficient evidence. However, the court ruled further to WARN Atty.

Alfredo Cargo and REPRIMAND him of conduct unbecoming a member of the Bar and an officer of the

court.

2. Delos Reyes vs Aznar

Facts: Complainant is a second year medical student of the Southwestern University in which

respondent Atty. Aznar is the then Chairman of the College of Medicine. Complainant was

compelled to go to Manila with respondent for three days where he repeatedly had carnal

knowledge of her upon the threat of respondent that if she would not give in to his lustful

desires, she would flunk in all her subjects and she would never become a medical intern. After

due investigation, the Solicitor General found the respondent guilty of gross immoral conduct

and recommends that since the complainant is partly to blame for having gone with respondent

to Manila knowing fully well that respondent is a married man ,with children, a rich man and is

not practicing his profession before the court, he should merely be suspended from the practiceof law for not less than three (3) years,

ISSUE:

Whether or not the imposition of the penalty is proper.

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