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PEOPLE Vs. Ruben Tidula

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RUBEN TIDULA, VICTORIO TIDULA, DOMINGO GATO, SALVACION GATO, and JOSE PRIOR, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 123273 | 1998-07-16

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J:

The violation of the constitutional rights of a person under custodial investigation renders inutile all statements, admissions and confessions taken from him. However, where no such evidence was extracted from him, the alleged violation of his constitutional rights will not affect the admissibility of other pieces of evidence legally obtained and presented during the trial. So, too, objections against the illegality of a warrant of arrest must be invoked by the appellants prior to their plea; otherwise they shall be deemed waived.

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