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A.C. No.

439 April 12, 1961

LEDESMA DE JESUS-PARAS, petitioner,

vs.

QUINCIANO VAILOCES, respondent.

Facts:

Quinciano Vailoces was convicted of the crime of falsification of public document on the execution of a
forged last will and testament. After conviction offended party instituted a disbarment case.

Issue:

Whether or not Falsification of public document be considered ground for disbarment.

Held:

Yes. As per the Rules of Court an attorney may be suspended or removed if it appears that he has
been convicted of a crime of moral turpitude. Mortal turpitude, includes any act deemed contrary to
justice, honesty, or good morals. It is well setteld that "embezzlement, forgery, robbery, and swindling
are crimes which denote moral turpitude and, as a general rule, all crimes of which fraud is an element
are looked on as involving moral turpitude.

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