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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES v. ADOR

G.R. No. 140538-39 June 14, 2004

FACTS: In its efot to se!ue t"e !on#i!tion o$ t"e %!!use& $o t"e 'u&e o$ A(eCu)% %n& Ro&o*$o C"%#e+, t"e ose!ution esente& % tot%* o$ siteen 1/itnesses.

e!) ei% testie& t"%t s"e 'et % !et%in %(*ito 6'%*i "o to*& t"e' t"%t7'on C"%#e+ "%& (een s"ot. C"%#e+ e*ie& tinambangan kami na Ador %n&eueste& t"%t "e (e (ou"t to t"e "osit%* %s "e %s &)in. A(out ei"t 8'etes $o' "ee C"%#e+ %s, in % &% sot, *%) A(e Cu)%, &e%&.

T"e $o**oin 'onin, %!" 11, 199;, %%n%) C%t%in ee+%!!o'%nie& t"e A&os, n%'e*),

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Neit"e !%n t"is Cout e*) on t"e &)in &e!*%%tion o$ t"e &)in C"%#e+ noon t"e esu*ts o$ t"e %%@n tests to !on#i!t eit"e

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!%nnot est%(*is" t"%t t"e sou!e o$ t"e nit%tes %s t"e &is!"%e o$ e%'s %eson "o tests ositi#e '%) "%#e "%n&*e& one o 'oe su(st%n!es it" t"e s%'eositi#e e%!tion $o nit%tes su!" %s e*osi#es, eos, $eti*i+es, to(%!!o %n&*eu'inous *%nts.

In ne, t"e %&'issions '%&e () Go&o$e&o to %?o I&i%n %n& 73

Neo'u!eno in!*u&in t"e un in uestion !%nnot (e !onsi&ee& in e#i&en!e%%inst "i' it"out #io*%tin "is !onstitution%* i"t to !ounse*. Go&o$e&o %s%*e%&) un&e !usto&i%* in#esti%tion "en "e '%&e "is %&'issions %n&suen&ee& t"e un to t"e o*i!e %ut"oities. Conseuent*), t"e i"ts o$ % esonun&e !usto&i%* in#esti%tion, in!*u&in t"e i"t to !ounse*, "%#e %*e%&) %tt%!"e&to t"e A&os, %n& usu%nt to At. III, Se!. 121 %n& 3, 198; Constitution, %n)%i#e o$ t"ese i"ts s"ou*& (e in itin %n& un&et%en it" t"e %ssist%n!e o$!ounse*. A&'issions un&e !usto&i%* in#esti%tion '%&e it"out t"e %ssist%n!e o$!ounse* %e (%e& %s e#i&en!e. T"e e!o&s %e (%e o$ %n) in&i!%tion t"%t t"e%!!use& "%#e %i#e& t"ei i"t to !ounse*, "en!e, %n) o$ t"ei %&'issions %ein%&'issi(*e in e#i&en!e %%inst t"e'. As e "%#e "e*&, % suse!ts !on$ession,"et"e #e(%* o non-#e(%*, "en t%en it"out t"e %ssist%n!e o$ !ounse* it"out

% #%*i& %i#e o$ su!" %ssist%n!e e%&*ess o$ t"e %(sen!e o$ su!" !oe!ion, o t"e$%!t t"%t it "%& (een #o*unt%i*) i#en, is in%&'issi(*e in e#i&en!e, e#en i$ su!"!on$ession ee ose* tut".