A.C. No. 10548 - CAROLINE CASTAÑEDA JIMENEZ, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. EDGAR B. FRANCISCO.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, the Court finds Atty. Edgar B. Francisco GUILTY of violation of Canons 1 and 10 of the Code of Professional Responsibility for which he is SUSPENDED from the practice of law for a period of six (6) months, effective upon receipt of this Decision, with a STERN WARNING that a commission of the same or similar offense in the future will result in the imposition of a more severe penalty. Let a copy of this Decision be entered into the records of Atty. Edgar B. Francisco and furnished to the Office of the Clerk of Court, the Office of the Bar Confidant, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, and all courts in the Philippines, for their information and guidance. Atty. Francisco is DIRECTED to inform the Court of the date of his receipt of this Decision so that the Court can determine the reckoning point when his suspension shall take effect. SO ORDERED.