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On Januory 2, 2001, Edng Maingan
jet Fite the two - whorey iilin
Bad house of Robert Vepara and his
ily Ae @ Conmequene tered, a
Plagration enmed and tne said busl- _
ding. togetnen wilh some even atjoi~ _
_|amng tecidemhal nouses were razed Ay
Pre. Roberto Vepara Vr. and Virginia
tgether with Their Y children
fiec! immediately» :
Thexatter, Bazy. Chairman Bemordo —
and his tanodc apprehended Edna and
Barangay Hall for invarhgaton . # the
Bara Hall, Mendoza , identifica Me
Edna who war the howscematd
ic the paras . Upon inp echo, a
posable Ngther was und imide Edna's
bag. E' onfesced to Me bray: Chairman
per employer's house
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id her valary for abst a year and
| that whe wanted fo go home fo_her
province er employer fold her to
tt ride a_bromchck in geing home.
| Men Edna was turned over fo arson
liny eigatore and they immediately baght
| fer to San Lazaro tie pation where whe _
war turther jnvech gated and detained. _
When Mendoza ey he vaid fire vPatin
‘The opportunity fp atk Edna whyvhe _
did the burmng of her _employerv howe
and the latter rephed wnat whe did i?
caure her employer had wot given her
valany. Edra alto narrated fo Men dora
few whe Md tre buming of the horse.
Also, Vhe admitted the Crime when _
interviewed 10 - CBN reporters
fo_gie her vuorn utctement, vhe had
Be Pad her ily bag orale| caer
VON ‘the lower court erred in allowing
and giving credence to uncounselled
|_aelmisci one allegedly given by, The
| A¢caed?
ia a ff anconselied [
| AELD: YES, buct applice only to” acim jecinas :
ander aurtotial mvestigah™:
_ RE De court held that the provicion of
bart. ection 12. C1) and (>) applies to the
| tage of curtodial investigation - when
| inves higahan Kh uo longer a gentral inquiry
| into _an_untecolved onime but Vtark ty
| focuc on a parhcular pecmn nN @ vurpect.
Eyre vad omehyutonel guarantee has aleo
| pecn extended to witvahme which an
individual har wot been formally arrected
| but har merely boon invitecd fr quechonicg,
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| Jobe “adtinaohe in nance gait an
= NEE ay y
Laccured , The petrajud “al confeicions mace
OD) rnnct Vahey the Following requare ments: __
) it mut be Voluytary ; 2)? muri be Neve
with me alsivtarce of crmpetent andDATE : -.
counvel ; 4) /t tee
H mutt bein vebng :
| The Onay. Tahode , including The Brgy.
hairman, inthis partttular initan ,
| may be deemedaLeg lan! entoramemnt
tft ‘Sr the purpose of applying a
| Are. i Section (2, When Edna wac
brought to the Brgy. Hall, the was
already a wuspect_, actyally the only =
gne, in Be sine That ae veveral
houtec ancl killed! Ine whole family F
Vepara. She wat , therefore , already ;
under cttfodial invechgahon and The
| nighke_ guaranteed by Art, MN), Vee I2(1)
| of the Conshitubion whould have alread F
| been observed or applic to her Bal
| contession to Srgy. Chairman bernardo
| war wade _in respone to the “ interragaboné
| made by the later — acruitedly unductel
| without fintt informing acaseed- apehlont
ghte under Combhtin on
& councel, For Thig
LOIN +f £dna given
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| % te Brgy. Chairman, at wetl at
_| Pre [pe Ughte- Pund by the /after in her beg
are vad mescible in tudence against her
| ea. ugh were dltcand in weolahon 0f
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ee ON How ever the inadmiasiboi) ity of Edna
| | ceontescian yo the Brgy , Choarman donde
| automaticaly lead fo her acquittal. Be
| vhowle should be_well recaled, That the Conshiu=
| Penat_veteguarde dung autadjal tnvec—
Agation de nob apply cca 7
a hy the police 0” thecr _
aes mn an erdunary | manner _
|e chal ed to
| hawing Crramitiee | the offense. Inthe cae
|_at bar, tre admitsio of €dna +o
| Mevido2za iN admiccrble jn sur dence
again tre Pruyr avel N not covered
|_ ay me aforvad comp tntivnel jane
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