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People vs. Rodolfo de la Cruz 279 SCRA 245

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee vs. RODOLFO DE LA CRUZ, alias RODOLFO DOMINGO or "OMPONG," accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 118866-68 | 1997-09-17

D E C I S I O N

REGALADO, J.:

In this appeal from three sentences of reclusion perpetua, accused-appellant Rodolfo de la Cruz, alias Rodolfo Domingo or "Ompong," consistent with his negative pleas when arraigned on November 5, 1992 and January 11, 1993, 1 impugns his conviction for multiple murder in Criminal Cases Nos. 92-8029, 92-8030 and 92-8031 by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 74, 2 of Antipolo, Rizal. He anchors his entreaty for the reversal thereof mainly on the ground that he was not fully and appropriately apprised of or allowed to exercise his constitutional rights prior to and while undergoing custodial investigation.

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