Case Digest - focusing on Admissibility of DNA evidence in the Supreme Court of the Philippines.Full description
People vs AmaguinFull description
John Dy vs PeopleFull description
PP vs. Liwanag 73 SCRA 473 1. Facts: For violaon of the provisions of RA 17! silvestre liwanag was charge" in an infor#aon $le" %efore the co&rt of $rst 'nstance of (ataan! for having &nlawf&ll) an" wilf&ll) conn&e" an" re#aine" as o*cer an"+or ran,ing lea"er of the o&tlawe" Co##&nist Part) of the Philippines an" its #ilitar) ar#! the -&,%ong apagpala)a ng (a)an! &nl his apprehension on /&ne 01! 12! witho&t having reno&nce" his afore#enone" lea"ership an"+or #e#%e rship therein within the perio" p rescri%e" %) law! an"! while re#aining as s&ch lea"er or highran,ing #e#%er! has ta,en &p ar#s against the overn#ent %) #a,ing an" con"&cng rai"s! a#%&sca"es an" ar#e" a5ac,s against civilians! Philippine Consta%&lar)! an" local police forces. 6he trial co&rt ren"ere" the "ecision $n"ing the acc&se" g&ilt) g&ilt)..
'ss&es: 1. 0. 3.
hether hether or not Liwanag Liwanag was was "eprive" "eprive" of his his f&n"a#ental f&n"a#ental right right to to confront confront the witnesses witnesses again against st hi#. hether hether or not the the 8twowitness 8twowitness99 r&le on the the sa#e overt overt act has not not %een o%serve" o%serve" an" an" co#plie" co#plie" with with in convicn convicng g hi#. hether hether or not Liwanag Liwanag ha" ha" %een charge" charge" with with re%ellion re%ellion an" s&%ver s&%version sion %ase" %ase" &pon the sa#e sa#e overt overt act.
1.
6he tes#on) tes#on) so&ght so&ght to to %e #a"e part part are tes#onie tes#oniess of witnesses witnesses ta,en ta,en "own %) &eson &eson an" an" answer "&rin "&ring g the preli#inar) invesgaon invesgaon in the presence of the acc&se" an" his co&nsel who s&%;ecte" the sai" witnesses to a rigi" an" close crosse
0.