Inquest Resolution
Inquest Resolution
Inquest Resolution
Province of Leyte
Department of Justice
Office of the Provincial Prosecutor
Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Tacloban City
-versus-
Juan de la Cruz,
Respondent.
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INQUEST RESOLUTION
STATEMENT OF FACTS
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In the affidavit of Police Officer Pedro Penduko, he averred that
he was on duty on the night January 1, 2018 and was patrolling the
vicinity pf Burgos St. when he saw people rushing out of X bar. He
stopped his police car to check see what was happening. When he
went inside the bar, he saw respondent Juan de la Cruz getting a knife
from his pocket and stabbed Pedro Santos. As such, Police Officer
Pedro Penduko immediately approached the respondent, informed him
of his authority and the reason for the arrest.
The facts laid out in the affidavit of Police Officer Pedro Penduko
and taken together with the other evidence herein attached, showed
that the arrest was valid which falls under the first paragraph of Section
5, Rule 112 of the Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure. The crime of
homicide was committed in the presence of a police officer which is a
sufficient ground to lawfully arrest a person without a warrant. The
undersigned found that there is enough evidence to form a well
engendered belief that the respondent committed the offense charged.
Approved by:
Copy furnished :
Juan de la Cruz, Brgy. 54321, Tacloban City
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