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Magtoto vs. Manguera 63 SCRA 4

CLEMENTE MAGTOTO, petitioner, vs. HON. MIGUEL M. MANGUERA, Judge of the Court of First Instance (Branch II) of Occidental Mindoro, The PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, IGNACIO CALARA, JR., and LOURDES CALARA, respondents./MAXIMO SIMEON, LOUIS MEDNATT, INOCENTES

G.R. No. L-37201 | 1975-03-03

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
FERNANDEZ, J:
 
The present cases involve an interpretation of Section 20, Article IV of the New Constitution, which reads: 
 
"No person shall be compelled to be a witness against himself. Any person under investigation for the commission of an offense shall have the right to remain silent and to counsel, and to be informed of such right. No force, violence, threat, intimidation, or any other means which vitiates the free will shall be used against him. Any confession obtained in violation of this section shall be inadmissible in evidence," 
 
and specifically, the...