Galman v Pamaran.docx

Galman v. Pamaran  August 30, 1985| Cueva, Jr., Jr., J. | Admissibility of Evidene! Com"etene! E#lusionary $ules under t%e 198& Constitution 'igester( Anna )i*aella +ingat •

SUMMARY: Eig%t "rivate res"ondents, %o ere initially itnesses in t%e -at -inding oard, ere %arged it% t%e murder of /inoy Auino and $olando alman. 2%e roseution mar*ed and o4ered as "art of its evidene t%e individual testimonies of "rivate res"ondents before t%e -at -inding oard. rivate res"ondents obeted to t%e admission of said e#%ibits on t%e ground t%at t%ey ere denied t%e rig%t against self6 inrimination and rig%t to due "roess. 7andiganbayan a""lied t%e E#lusionary $ule and admitted all t%e evidene o4ered by t%e "roseution e#e"t t%e testimonies andor ot%er evidene "rodued by t%e "rivate res"ondents. 2%e Court a4irmed t%e 7andiganbayans resolution and %eld t%at t%e testimo nies ere not admissible as evidene. :%en t%e "rivate res"ondents ere summoned and gave t%eir testimonies before t%e oard, t%ey ere denied t%e rig%t to remain silent. 2%ey ere om"elled to testify or be itness against t%emselves. DOCTRINE: 2%e "rivilege of t%e rig%t agai nst self6inrimination and t%e rig%t to due "roess e#tends to all "roeedings santioned by la and to all ases in %i% "unis%ment is soug%t to be visited u"on a itness, %et%er a "arty or not. FACTS: -ormer 7enator enigno 7. Auino, Jr., an o""osition stalart as gunned don to deat% %en %e returned to t%e ountry after a long6soourn abroad.  As a result, ' 188; as "romulgated to reate an ad %o -at -inding oard *non as t%e