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People V Parel
People V Parel
Facts:
RTC:
CA:
No Mention.
Issue:
WON the circumstantial evidence now on record constitutes an unbroken
chain sufficient to convict the accused
Ruling:
The alleged extrajudicial admission of appellant that he was the one who
robbed and killed the deceased cannot be used as evidence against him.
The failure of the police investigators to inform appellant of his right to
remain silent, coupled with the denial of his right to a competent and
independent counsel or the absence of effective legal assistance when he