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PEOPLE vs Sabas Poyos, etal.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SABAS POYOS alias Boy, LILIOSA POYOS alias Lily and FLORENCIO POYOS alias Lor, accused, FLORENCIO POYOS alias LOR, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-63861 G.R. No. L-63861 G.R. No. L-63861 | 1986-08-19

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J:

The crux of this case is the admissibility of an extrajudicial confession signed under oath by the accused-appellant but later repudiated by him at the trial. The resolution of this question hinges on the proper interpretation of Article IV, Section 20, of the 1973 Constitution.

Sabas Poyos, his wife Liliosa Poyos, and Florencio Poyos were accused of murdering Paula Angoy, a 77-year old woman, on August 12, 1980, in Balilihan, Bohol, by hitting her on the neck with a piece of wood. 1 Only Florencio Poyos was arraigned and tried because his co-accused had escaped and remained at large. After trial, Florencio...