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G.R. No. 117401. October 1, 1998.
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ROMERO, J.:
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1 Original Record, p. 2.
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away from BernardoÊs house. He did not call for help. Eddie
arrived a while later. Accused-appellant claimed not to
have seen the actual killing, having run away earlier. He,
however, admitted finding a bolo, encrusted with blood, at
his house. He turned the same over to his brother, who, in
turn, surrendered the same to the police. Accused-
appellant did not feel uneasy having Eddie around 8
even if
he knew of the latterÊs participation in the crime.
After due trial, the court a quo rendered the following
judgment:
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[T]he belated arrival of a CLAO (now PAO) lawyer the following day
even if prior to the actual signing of the uncounseled confession
does not cure the defect (of lack of counsel) for the investigators
were already able to extract incriminatory statements from
accused-appellant . . . Thus, in People vs. De Jesus (213 SCRA 345
[1992]) we said that admissions obtained during custodial
interrogations without the benefit of counsel although later reduced
to writing and
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11 People vs. Surigawan, 228 SCRA 458 (1993); People vs. Ferry, 66 Phil. 310
(1938); People vs. Badilla, 48 Phil. 718 (1926).
12 Constitution, Article III, Sec. 12(1) and (3); People vs. Cabintoy, 247 SCRA
442 (1995).
13 244 SCRA 135 (1995).
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