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Toaz - Info Sample Judicial Affidavit Homicide PR
Toaz - Info Sample Judicial Affidavit Homicide PR
-versus- FOR:
HOMICIDE
ECHO T. LABNIA,
Accused.
JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT
This Judicial Affidavit of Icay D. Sequenia executed to serve as his direct testimony in the
instant case. The Judicial Affidavit is offered to prove: (1) all the allegations in the
homicide case; including all the ANNEXES appended thereto, which he respectfully
requests to be correspondingly marked as EXHIBITS in this case; and (3) all matters
related thereto, with reservation to present additional exhibits in the course of the
proceeding of the instant case.
Felin G. Pakboi, male, 34 years old, married and a resident of 183 Muller
Subdivision, Crystal Cave, Bakakeng Central, Baguio City, was shot on July 29, 2016 at
Session Rd., Baguio City at around 6:00 in the morning.
PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS
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Q: Do you undertake to answer the question to be asked of you, fully conscious that
you will do so under oath, that you may face criminal liability for false testimony
or perjury?
A: Yes.
Q: How long have you been practicing your profession as a Medico-Legal Officer?
A: 10 years.
A: Yes I had.
A: 5 years.
Q: When did you start practicing your profession as a Medico-Legal Officer in the
Regional Crime Laboratory Office – Cordillera?
A: Yes I am.
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DIRECT EXAMINATION PROPER
Q: Dr. Icay D. Sequenia, where were you on July 29, 2016 at around 6:30 pm?
Q: Aside from being a Police Superintendent, what were you doing there?
Q: How are you able to identify that the remains belongs to one Felin G. Pakboi.
A: Aside from his dental records sir, the remains were personally and visually
identified by the mother of the victim, Maria G. Pakboi.
Q: Dr. Sequenia, what was the state of the body of Mr. Pakboi when you conducted
such autopsy?
A: The body is that of a fairly developed and fairly nourished Filipino male of 34
years of age according to records. The length is 163cm from crown to sole and the
estimated body weight is 140-180 lbs. The body is well preserved with no
embalming. There were external injuries that were visibly seen in Mr. Pakboi`s
body, sir.
A: There are tattoo marks in several areas all over the body. There are few scars as
well all over the body.
A: A perforating gunshot wound both on the left and right chest. There is also a
penetrating gunshot wound on the abdomen.
Q: Can you describe to us the gunshot wound on the left chest in detail?
A: Yes sir. The gunshot entrance is measuring 0.7 x 0.6 cm, 2 cm from the anterior
midline and 126 cm from the heel, at the left anterior costal region. The entrance is
surrounded by a contusion collar which measures 0.3 cm superiorly, 0.2 cm
medially, and 0.2 cm laterally and inferiorly. The gunshot wound entry site is not
associated with any scorching, singeing, smudging or powder tattooing. The exit is
measuring 1x1 cm, 13 cm from the posterior midline, and 112 cm from the heel, at
the left lumbar region.
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Q: What was the effect of this gunshot wound on the left chest?
A: When the bullet entered the left pleural cavity, it fractured the 5th left thoracic
rib, then lacerating the upper lobe of the left lung, pericardial sac, right ventricle of
the heart, left ventricle of the heart, lower lobe of the left lung, diaphragm and the
spleen. The bullet exited in the left lumbar region by lacerating the left posterior
peritoneal wall. The wound track is associated with haemorrhage in the left pleural,
pericardial and peritoneal cavities. The trajectory is posteriorward, downward and
lateralward.
Q: Can you also describe to us in detail the gunshot wound on the right chest?
A: Yes sir. The entrance is measuring 0.7x0.6 cm, 11.5 cm from the anterior midline
and 130cm from the heel, at the right anterior costal region. It is surrounded by a
contusion collar which measures 0.5cm laterally, 0.4cm superiorly, and 0.2cm
medially and inferiorly. The entry site is not associated with any scorching,
singeing, smudging or powder tattooing. The exit is measuring 0.7x0.7 cm, 8cm
from the posterior midline, and 101 cm from the heel, at the left lumbar region.
Q: What was the effect of these gunshot wound on the right chest?
A: When the bullet entered the right pleural cavity, it fractured the 5th right thoracic
rib, then lacerating the midline lobe of the right lung, diaphragm, colon, and the
small intestine. It exited in the left lumbar region by lacerating the left posterior
peritoneal wall. The wound track is associated with haemorrhage in the right pleural
and peritoneal cavities. The trajectory is posteriorward, downward and from right
to left.
Q: Can you describe in detail the last injury, the gunshot wound on the abdomen?
A: Yes sir. The entrance is measuring 0.7x0.7 cm, 4 cm from the anterior midline
and 109 cm from the heel, at the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. It is
surrounded by contusion collar which measures 0.2 cm superiorly, laterally,
inferiorly and medially. The entry is not associated with any scorching, singeing,
smudging or powder tattooing.
A: when the bullet entered the right peritoneal cavity, it pierced the colon and the
right kidney and then fractured the lumbar vertebra. The wound track is associated
with haemorrhage in the peritoneal cavity. A fired bullet was recovered at the back
beneath the lumbar vertebra. The trajectory is posteriorward, downward and
medialward.
Q: Aside from the injuries caused by gunshots to chest and abdomen, were there
any deformities on the rest of the body that could have contributed to the cause of
death of Mr. Pakboi, Dr. Sequenia?
Q: Based on your findings doctor, what is the cause of the death of Mr. Pakboi?
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Q: Are all your findings reduced in writing Dr. Icay D. Sequenia?
A: Yes sir.
Q: Are you the same Icay D. Sequenia, the Medico-Legal Officer who conducted
the autopsy in this case?
A: Yes, sir.
A: Yes, the signature affixed in the autopsy report of Mr. Pakboi is my signature.
A: Yes, sir.
A: Yes sir.
ICAY D. SEQUENIA
Affiant
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ATTESTATION
(1) I am the counsel for the Republic of the Philippines in Case No. 12345-01
(2) I faithfully recorded or caused to be recorded the question I asked and the
corresponding answers that the witness gave for his Judicial Affidavit; and
(3) Neither I nor any other person then present or assisting him coached the witness
regarding the latter’s answers.
Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 5th day of August 2016, Baguio City,
Philippines, affiant exhibited her IBP ID No. 12345 as her competent evidence of identity.
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