239771755999 Comment and Opposition to Formal Offer of Evidence

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES National Capital Judicial Region REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Branc !"#$ %a&ati Cit'

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES Plaintiff  versus

CRIMINAL CASE. 100100 1001001 1 FOR: PARRICIDE

TENIENTE GIMO  Accused 

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COMMENT/OBJECTIONS

*To te Pro+ecution,+ For-al O..er o. O/0ect and 1ocu-entar' E2idence3  ACCUSE1  ACCUSE1 /' te under+igned under+igned coun+el coun+el and unto ti+ Honora/le Honora/le Court$ -o+t re+pect.ull' co--ent+ and4or o/0ect+ to te ad-i++ion o. te Pro+ecution,+ For-al O..er  o. O/0ect E2idence a+ .ollo5+6  ACCUSE1  ACCUSE1 o/0ect+ to te te .or-al o..er o..er o. te Bolo a+ e2idence e2idence o. te Pro+ecution$ Pro+ecution$ -ar&ed a+ E7i/it 8C9: Te Bolo i+ inad-i++i/le a+ e2idence due to te rea+on tat it 5a+ ne2er identi.ied and o..ered during te trial o. te ca+e: Tere i+ no /a+i+ .or it+ ad-i++i/ilit' tu+ -a&ing it+ purpo+e -oot and un5arranted: Te ACCUSE1 .urter o/0ect+ to te purpo+e o. te o..er a+ .ollo5+6 EXHIBITS

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DESCRIPTION

COMMENTS/OBJECTIONS

A..ida2it o. %+: %aria %ae ;illing

Te Accu+ed o/0ect+ to te purpo+e o. te o..er +peci.icall' 5ic i+ to atte+t to te incident pertaining to te co--i++ion o. te cri-e o. parricide /' te accu+ed: It a+ /een declared in open court and tat te record+ 5ould atte+t tat te pri-ar' 5itne++ ad-itted tat +e 5a+ not pre+ent at te preci+e -o-ent o. te co--i++ion o. te cri-e: Tu+$ te te+ti-on' o. te 5itne++ 5it regard to ti+ -atter 5ould all /e ear+a' and i+ inad-i++i/le a+ e2idence: At cro++$ +e categoricall' ad-itted tat +e did not +ee te actual &illing$ tu+$ er a++u-ption tat it i+ te  Accu+ed 5o &illed te te 2icti- i+ -ere +peculation inad-i++i/le in e2idence:

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SOCO Report o. Bernardo Carpio

Te Accu+ed o/0ect+ to te purpo+e o. te o..er +peci.icall' 5ic i+ to e+ta/li+ te pre+ence o. te accu+ed at te +cene o. te

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cri-e: Te In2e+tigator /eing a -ere re+ponder a.ter te cri-e a+ alread' /een co--itted i+ inco-petent to te+ti.' or to e+ta/li+ te pre+ence o. te accu+ed at te +cene o. te cri-e during it+ actual co--i++ion: Te in2e+tigator a+ no per+onal &no5ledge nor a+ a 5ell)grounded /elie. tat te accu+ed 5a+ at te +cene o. te cri-e .or te o/2iou+ rea+on tat e 5a+ not pre+ent at te ti-e te cri-e 5a+ co--itted: Te Accu+ed al+o o/0ect+ to te purpo+e o. te o..er 5ic i+ to e+ta/li+ te circu-+tance+ +urrounding te co--i++ion o. te cri-e: Te 5itne++ i-+el. ad-itted tat e did not +ee te &illing and te .act tat e arri2ed onl' 5en te cri-e ad alread' /een co--itted negated actual &no5ledge on te circu-+tance+ +urrounding te co--i++ion o. te cri-e$ tu+$ tere 5a+ no 5a' .or i- to e7actl' e+ta/li+ te .act+ on te actual co--i++ion o. te cri-e: <ate2er e -a' conclude .ro- te ting+ e ad collected are pure +peculation+ inad-i++i/le in e2idence: Te Accu+ed al+o o/0ect+ to te purpo+e o. te o..er 5ic i+ to te+ti.' and correlate te piece+ o. e2idence ac=uired .ro- te +cene o. te cri-e 5it te co--i++ion o. +aid cri-e:  Again$ /eing not pre+ent during te actual co--i++ion o. te cri-e$ te 5itne++ i+ inco-petent to correlate te piece+ o. e2idence ac=uired .ro- te +cene o. te cri-e$ and not /eing o..ered a+ an e7pert 5itne++$ i+ te+ti-on' regarding ti+ -atter i+ -ere +peculation tu+$ inad-i++i/le in e2idence: Te Accu+ed al+o o/0ect+ to te ad-i++i/ilit' o. te report to pro2e te ti-e o. deat o. te 2icti- due to it+ /eing incon+i+tent 5it te In.or-ation and /ecau+e +aid 5itne++ al+o i+ inco-petent to te+ti.' a+ to te ti-e o. deat not /eing a -edico)legal o..icer:

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Blan&et -ar&ed 5it 8Propert' o. Teniente Gi-o9

Te Accu+ed o/0ect+ to te purpo+e o. te o..er +peci.icall' 5ic i+ to pro2e te .act tat te accu+ed i+ te o5ner o. ting u+ed in &illing te 2icti-: Te record+ 5ill +o5 tat te pri-ar' 5itne++ ad-itted tat it 5a+ onl' in one occa+ion tat +e 5ent to te ou+e o. te accu+ed: Tu+ o5ner+ip o. te propertie+ tat can /e .ound in+ide te ou+e o. te accu+ed cannot /e accuratel' e+ta/li+ed /' te 5itne++ /' 0u+t -ere one in+tance: Te 5itne++ i+

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inco-petent to te+ti.' to ti+ -atter and all +e +aid 5a+ ear+a' 5ic i+ inad-i++i/le: Suppo+ing 5itout ad-itting tat te /lan&et 5a+ a propert' o. te Accu+ed$ it could not pro2e$ eiter directl' or indirectl'$ tat te  Accu+ed 5a+ te one 5o &illed te 2icti-: Te cri-e /eing co--itted in te ou+e o. te  Accu+ed$ it i+ /ut natural tat i+ /elonging+ could /e .ound tere and 5it te 2icti-: Ti+ o5e2er doe+ not pro2e in an' degree tat te accu+ed &illed te 2icti-: Tu+$ it i+ inad-i++i/le in e2idence /eing irrele2ant and i--aterial:

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Fingerprint Anal'+i+ Report

Te de.en+e ad-it+ te genuinene++ and due e7ecution o. te+e docu-ent+ a+ te' are pu/lic docu-ent+ and .or-+ part o. pu/lic record+: Ho5e2er te .inding+ integrated on te+e report+ are ere/' /eing oppo+ed +ince te 2er' o/0ect tat 5a+ e7a-ined a+ te /a+i+ o. ti+ anal'+i+ report i+ inad-i++i/le in e2idence pertaining to te Bolo -ar&ed a+ E7i/it 8C9:

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%edical Necrop+' and To7icolog'

Te Accu+ed o/0ect+ to te purpo+e o. te o..er +peci.icall' 5ic i+ to corro/orate te te+ti-on' o. te .ir+t 5itne++ /a+ed on ti+ -edical report: Under Section #> o. Rule !#" o. te Rule+ o. Court$ te purpo+e .or 5ic te e2idence i+ o..ered -u+t /e +peci.ied: Te o..er -ade /' te pro+ecution i+ a general o..er 5ic -u+t /e re0ected: Te ad-ittance -ade /' te de.en+e 5a+ onl' 5it regard to te genuinene++ and due e7ecution o. te pu/lic docu-ent and it i+ 5anting on o5 ti+ piece o. docu-ent can corro/orate te te+ti-on' o. te 5itne++: Te pri-ar' 5itne++ a+ te+ti.ied on a lot o. -atter+ 5ic te pro+ecution .ailed to clearl' +peci.' on 5at +peci.ic area+ te -edical report corro/orate+ te te+ti-on' o. te 5itne++:

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Picture o. dead %aria La/o

Te /e+t e2idence tat can pro2e te deat o. te 2icti- i+ not troug potograpic i-age+ /ut /' pre+enting te 2icti-,+ deat certi.icate: Tu+$ te Accu+ed o/0ect+ to te purpo+e o. it+ o..er:

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Cri-e Scene picture o. te &itcen$ Cri-e +cene picture o.  te Cauldron and Cri-e Scene picture o. te /od' on te ta/le$ co2ered 5it te Blan&et

Te Accu+ed o/0ect+ to te purpo+e o. te o..er +peci.icall' To corro/orate te te+ti-on' o. te t5o 5itne++e+ pre+ented:

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e2idence i+ o..ered -u+t /e +peci.ied: Clearl'$ it i+ con.u+ing on te part o. te de.en+e on 5at part o. te te+ti-onie+ o. te t5o 5itne++e+ pre+ented te+e piece+ o. e2idence corro/orate+: Being te ca+e$ ti+ pre0udice+ te de.en+e on it+ rigt o. rai+ing te nece++ar' allo5a/le de.ence+ pro2ided /' la5 and te rule+ to protect te intere+t o. te accu+ed:

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EXPLANATION

Te .iling o. ti+ Co--ent4O/0ection 5a+ done troug LBC due to ti-e$ di+tance and -anpo5er con+traint+:

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