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People V Castro (A.E.Nuyda)
People V Castro (A.E.Nuyda)
Doctrine:
A receipt of property seized signed without the
assistance of counsel is inadmissible in Court and is presumed
to have been obtained through coercion.
Facts:
This case is an instant appeal assailing the decision of
the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in finding the accused Castro
guilty of violating RA 6425. The NarCom of San Miguel,
Pangasinan acting on an information from a civilian informer
conducted a buy-bust operations. During that operations Sgt.
De Guzman acting as a poseur-buyer allegedly bought from the
accused a kilo of dried marijuana leaves for Php 600.00. After
the transaction was completed Sgt. De Guzman and the other
agents of the NarCom arrested and brought him to the San
Manuel Police Station where he was investigated. He was