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Complainant talked
ATTY. MACARIO D. CARPIO to respondent on the phone and asked him to
(A.C. 6281; September 16, 2011) turn over the owner's duplicate of the OCT,
which he had claimed without complainant's
knowledge, consent and
FACTS: authority. Respondent insisted that
complainant first pay him the PhP10,000.00
Complainant Valentin C. Miranda is one and the 20% share in the property in
of the owners of a parcel of land located at exchange for which, respondent would deliver
Barangay Lupang Uno, Las Pias, Metro the owner's duplicate of the OCT. Once again,
Manila. Complainant initiated Land Registration complainant refused the demand, for not
Commission (LRC) Case for the registration of having been agreed upon.
the property. During the course of the
proceedings, complainant engaged the services
of respondent Atty. Carpio as counsel in the ISSUE:
said case when his original counsel, Atty.
Samuel Marquez, figured in a vehicular Whether or not Atty. Carpio violated Canon 20
accident.