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2011-10-19 |
DEL CASTILLO, J. |
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| While there is no dispute that petitioner was subjected to all the rituals of a custodial questioning by the customs authorities and the NBI in violation of his constitutional right under Section 12[31] of Article III of the Constitution, we must not, however, lose sight of the fact that what said constitutional provision prohibits as evidence are only confessions and admissions of the accused as against himself. Thus, in Aquino v. Paiste,[32] the Court categorically ruled that "the infractions of the so-called Miranda rights render inadmissible `only the extrajudicial confession or admission made during custodial investigation.' The admissibility of other evidence, provided they are relevant to the issue and [are] not otherwise excluded by law or rules, [are] not affected even if obtained or taken in the course of custodial investigation." | |||||