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People vs Juanito Baloloy

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JUANITO BALOLOY, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 140740 | 2002-04-12

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

At the waterfalls of Barangay Inasagan, Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, on the evening of 3 August 1996, the dead body of an 11-year-old girl Genelyn Camacho (hereafter GENELYN) was found. The one who caused its discovery was accused-appellant Juanito Baloloy (hereafter JUANITO) himself, who claimed that he had caught sight of it while he was catching frogs in a nearby creek. However, based on his alleged extrajudicial confession, coupled with circumstantial evidence, the girl's unfortunate fate was pinned on him. Hence, in this automatic review, he seeks that his alleged confession be disregarded for having been...