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(People v. Llenaresas) (Serapio) c2021
(People v. Llenaresas) (Serapio) c2021
RUFO LLENARESAS
248 SCRA 629 |. September 29, 1995
Feliciano, J.
Doctrine: Statements made in extrajudicial confessions affirming that the accused had been
informed of his constitutional rights are afforded great weight by the Court.
FACTS
Accused-appellant Rufo Llenaresas, together with several others were charged with the
crime of robbery with homicide. The facts would show that the Intergrated National Police of
Lucena City received a telephone call that an unidentified person was found dead at a certain
subdivision in Lucena. Upon responding to the scene, the authorities found the cadaver of the
victim surrounded by one black cap and a blue and white cap. Some of the by-standers identified
the victim as Antonio Maligaya, a jeepney driver. The following day, the Lucena police was
informed of an abandoned jeep recovered in one subdivision in Cainta and it was confirmed to be
the one owned by the victim. However, in the course of their investigation, the police came to
know of one Alice Jabil who identified the black cap belonging to his husband Jamil, one of the
suspects and also learned about the participation of Herminio de Ramos and herein accused-
appellant. Several days after, a man came to the police station and informed the police about the
whereabouts of Llenaresas, Jabil and Depusoy. The police then arrested them and brought them
to the police station where they issued their extrajudicial confessions in the presence of Atty.
Meliton Angeles and after being duly informed of their constitutional rights.
The trial court then convicted accused-appellant for the crime charged. On appeal,
accused-appellant faults the trial court for giving credence to his extrajudicial confession despite
the same being allegedly obtained in violation of his constitutional rights.
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confession were already adequate to sustain the findings of the trial court. Lastly, the
statements issued were full of replete details which is an indication of voluntariness.
WHEREFORE, the judgment of conviction rendered by the trial court dated 15 May 1991 is
hereby AFFIRMED, except the indemnity for the death of Antonio Maligaya which is hereby
INCREASED to P50,000.00 in accordance with the current case law of the Court.
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