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73. CANON 16A.C. No. 2591 September 8, 2006LETICIA ADRIMISIN, complainant, vs.ATT. ROLANDO S. !A"IER, respondent.D E C I S I O NCAR#IO, J.$T%e C&'eOn 12 September 1983, Leticia drimisin !"complainant"# $iled a complaint%a$$idavit1 &it' t'e (inistr) o$ *+stice see,in- t'e disbarment o$ tt). .olando S. *avier !"respondent"# $or deceit and misrepresentation.T%e (&)t'Complainant alle-es t'at on 12 *+l) 1983, s'e &as introd+ced b) 'er co+sin, /ablo drimisin, torespondent. S'e needed t'e 'elp o$ a la&)er in 'avin- 'er son%in%la&, l$redo (onterde !"(onterde"#, &'o &as c'ar-ed &it' t'e crime o$ 0+ali$ied t'e$t, released $rom t'e Caloocan Cit)*ail. Complainant claims t'at respondent advised 'er to $ile a bail bond. Complainant in$ormed respondent t'at 'er onl) mone) &as /122. Complainant contends t'at respondent received t'e mone), iss+ed a receipt2 and promised t'at (onterde &o+ld be released $rom 3ail t'e $ollo&in- da).Complainant also alle-es t'at respondent $ailed to ,eep 'is promise in 'avin- (onterde released. Complainant &ent to respondent4s o$$ice several times b+t it seemed t'at respondent &as avoidin- 'er. (onterde &as later released +pon settlement o$ t'e case &it' 'is emplo)er. Complainant claims t'at s'e demanded $or t'e ret+rn o$ t'e /122 b+t respondent $ailed to ret+rnt'is amo+nt..espondent did not $ile an) comment or ans&er. 5e onl) appeared in t'e investi-ative 'earin-s cond+cted b) t'e O$$ice o$ t'e Solicitor 6eneral !"OS6"#. .espondent, in 'is testimon), claims 'e &as not 'ired b) complainant as le-al co+nsel. .espondent alle-es complainant onl) as,ed 'is 'elp to sec+re a bail bond.3 .espondent admits 'e received /122 $or t'e bail bond and called +p Carlos lberto !"lberto"#, an ins+rance a-ent.7 .espondent claims 'e -ave t'e /122 to lberto. 5o&ever, t'e amo+nt &as not s+$$icient to pa) $or t'e bond.1 .espondent denies t'at 'e promised to 'ave (onterde released immediatel).8 .espondent claims 'e advised complainant to -et bac, 'er mone) directl) $rom lberto.9lberto, t'e ins+rance a-ent, &as presented d+rin- t'e 'earin-. 5e testi$ied t'at on 22 *+l) 1983, respondent came to 'im to sec+re a bail bond $or 0+ali$ied t'e$t.8 lberto s'o&ed a cop) o$ t'e personal bail bond dated 22 *+l) 1983, iss+ed b) /'ilippine /'oeni: S+ret) ; Ins+rance, Inc. !"/'ilippine /'oeni: S+ret)"# &it' a premi+m o$ /972 and costs o$ doc+mentar) stamps, notarial $ees and clearances at /299 $or a total o$ /1,219.9 lberto claimed 'e iss+ed a -en+ine bond b+t it &as not $iled in co+rt beca+se complainant $ailed to pa) t'e balance.12 5e also testi$ied t'at /ablo drimisin as,ed $or t'e re$+nd o$ t'e /122 b+t t'e amo+nt co+ld not be re$+nded d+e to e:penses alread) inc+rred and $or$eit+re o$ t'e remainder in $avor o$ lberto4s o$$ice.11