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People vs. Januario 267 SCRA 608

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee vs. RENE JANUARIO y ROLDAN, EFREN CANAPE y BAYOT, ELISEO SARITA @ TOTO, EDUARDO SARINOS and SANTIAGO CID, accused. RENE JANUARIO Y ROLDAN and EFREN CANAPE y BAYOT, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 98252 | 1997-02-07

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

The 1987 Constitution was crafted and ordained at a historic time when our nation was reeling from ghastly memories of atrocities, excesses and outright violations of our people's rights to life, liberty and property. Hence, our bill of rights was worded to emphasize the sanctity of human liberty and specifically to protect persons undergoing custodial investigations from ignorant, overzealous and/or incompetent peace officers. The Constitution so dearly values freedom and voluntariness that, inter alia, it unequivocally guarantees a person undergoing investigation for the commission of an offense not only...