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Respondent Solicitor General Isidro P. Vinzon: en Banc
Respondent Solicitor General Isidro P. Vinzon: en Banc
SYLLABUS
DECISION
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In his answer filed on April 22, 1963, respondent alleges the following:
"2. That he, however denies that a conviction for any crime per se is
sufficient ground for suspension or disbarment;
"3. That while the decision of the Court of Appeals became nal for
lack of appeal to the Supreme Court, it does not necessarily follow that the
said conviction is absolutely binding on this Hon. Supreme Court if upon
hearing of the instant proceedings, turn out to be not legal nor valid under
the law and facts, for, in parenthesis, we state that the records of the Hon.
Supreme Court can attest to the fact that there is quite a number of Court of
Appeals decisions which have been reversed for being illegal and contrary to
law by the Supreme Court, which is the highest Tribunal.
"4. That the ndings of facts of the Court of Appeals and its stand on
the legal questions raised, are not in accordance with the doctrines cited in
Appellant's Brief;