Spo1 Acuzar vs Jorolan and CA Digest

6i!conduc# for en"a"in" in an illici# aFair wi#$ orolan:! 6inor dau"$#er, $e -ein" a 6arried 6an, and N) R HILA)IN  LAD. LAD.

SPO1 ACUZAR vs JOROLAN and CA

GR No. 117878; APRIL 7, 2010 FACTS: Nature:  Petton

for review on certorari under Rule 4 a!!ailin" #$e %arc$ 2&, 2007 'A deci!ion rever!in" and !e(n" a!ide #$e R)' *eci!ion + c#o c#o-e -err 1 2002 2002 R)' R)' *ec *eci! i!io ion n  annul annulle led d deci! deci!io ion n of  PL/ ndin" ettoner 3P1 Acuar "uil#5 of Grave 6i!conduc# and orderin" $i! di!6i!!al fro6 !ervice 1.

oro orola lan n led led an Ad6i Ad6ini ni!# !#ra ratv tve e co6 co6la lain in## a"ai a"ain! n!## 3P1 3P1 Acuar -efore #$e PL/ eole! Law enforce6en# oard9 c$ar"in" $i6 of Grave %i!conduc# for alle"edl5 $avin" an illici# relaton!$i wi#$ orolan:! 6inor dau"$#er. 2. 3u-!euen 3u-!euen#l5 #l5,, orolan orolan al!o al!o in!t#u# in!t#u#ed ed a cri6ina cri6inall ca!e a"ai a"ain!# n!# 3P1 Acuar Acuar -efore -efore #$e %)' for violaton violaton of #$e '$ild A-u!e Ac# &. Acua Acuarr led led $i! coun#e coun#er+ r+auri!di >uri!dict cton on in roce roceedi edin" n" wi#$ou# wi#$ou# ettoner $avin" -een r!# convic#ed in cri6inal ca!e -efo -efore re #$e #$e %)', %)', oin ointn tn" " ou# ou# #$a# #$a# PL/ PL/ Rule Rule!! of  rocedur rocedure e reuire reuire!! #$a# #$a# rior convict convicton on i! reuire reuired d -ef -efore ore #$e #$e -oar -oard d 6a5 ac# ac# on #$e #$e ad6i ad6in n ca!e a!e con!iderin" #$a# #$e c$ar"e wa! ac#uall5 for violaton of  law, law, al#$ al#$ou ou"$ "$ deno deno6i 6ina na##ed a! one one for "ra "rave 6i!conduc# 7. R)' R)' annulle annulled d #$e *eci!i *eci!ion on of PL/ PL/ !#atn" !#atn" #$a# #$a# Acu Acuar ar wa! no# "iven $i! da5 in cour#. 8. orola orolan n eleva# eleva#ed ed #$e ca!e ca!e #o 'A and 'A reve rever! r!ed ed and !e# !e# a!ide #$e R)' deci!ion 'A:! deci!ion Acu Acuar ar etto etton n for for certo certora rari ri wa! wa! no# #$e roe roerr re6ed5 -ecau!e #$ere i! an aeal availa-le a"ain!# #$e deci!ion and #$a# #$e i!!ue! rai!ed were no# ure ue!ton! of law law -u# -u# -o#$ -o#$ of law law and and fac# fac#.. Acu Acuar ar !$ou !$ould ld $ave $ave aealed #$e deci!ion of #$e PL/ #o #$e re"ional aella#e -oard of #$e PNP -efore re!ortn" #o certorari -efore #$e cour#. B. Acuar Acuar led led a etton etton for revie review w #o 3' con#end con#endin" in" #$a# #$a# #$e #$e in!# in!#an an## ca!e ca!e fall fall!! unde underr #$e #$e eCce eCcet ton on #o #$e #$e rule rule on eC$au!ton of ad6ini!#ratve re6edie!, #$e deci!ion -ein" a#en#l5 ille"al. And !tll 6ain#ain! $i! reviou! ar"u6en# a! #o #$e rior convict convicton on of %)' i! needed needed and #$a# $e wa! no# "iven oor#uni#5 #o -e $eard and $i! ri"$# #o due roce!! $a! -een viola#ed. ISSUE:

DEN #$e 'A erred in rever!in" and !e(n" a!ide #$e deci!ion of  R)' HELD:

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N. A care careful ful eru!al eru!al of orola orolan: n:!! au!tf5 $i! i66edia#e re!or# #o certorari in lieu of  aeal. Princile of /C$au!ton of Ad6in re6edie!9

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?e wa! wa! aForde aForded d all oor# oor#uni#5 uni#5 #o re!en re!en## $i! !ide. !ide. Acu Acuar ar wa! noted of #$e co6lain# and !u-6i=ed $i! coun#er+ auri!d >uri!dict icton on and !o con!t#u# con!t#u#ed ed a! #o aFord aFord a er!on er!on c$ar"e c$ar"ed d ad6ini!#r ad6ini!#ratv atvel5 el5 a rea!ona-le "uaran#ee of $one!#5 a! well a! i6artali#5; and 49 a ndin" -5 !aid #ri-unal w$ic$ i! !uor#ed -5 !u-!#antal evidence evidence !u-6i=ed !u-6i=ed for con!ideraton con!ideraton durin" #$e $earin" $earin" or con#ained in #$e record! or 6ade Known #o #$e arte! aFec#ed.