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    1) Mariom Bundalian was charged with libel for statements made against Senator Gaudencio Antonino. 2) Senator Antonino died before testifying in the libel case. Bundalian then filed a motion to quash arguing the charge does not survive the offended party. 3) The Court denied the motion to quash, finding that the death of the offended party does not extinguish the criminal liability of the accused for libel. The right to confront witnesses applies to those who testify against the accused, not those who do not.

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    1) Mariom Bundalian was charged with libel for statements made against Senator Gaudencio Antonino. 2) Senator Antonino died before testifying in the libel case. Bundalian then filed a motion to quash arguing the charge does not survive the offended party. 3) The Court denied the motion to quash, finding that the death of the offended party does not extinguish the criminal liability of the accused for libel. The right to confront witnesses applies to those who testify against the accused, not those who do not.

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    1) Mariom Bundalian was charged with libel for statements made against Senator Gaudencio Antonino. 2) Senator Antonino died before testifying in the libel case. Bundalian then filed a motion to quash arguing the charge does not survive the offended party. 3) The Court denied the motion to quash, finding that the death of the offended party does not extinguish the criminal liability of the accused for libel. The right to confront witnesses applies to those who testify against the accused, not those who do not.

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    1) Mariom Bundalian was charged with libel for statements made against Senator Gaudencio Antonino. 2) Senator Antonino died before testifying in the libel case. Bundalian then filed a motion to quash arguing the charge does not survive the offended party. 3) The Court denied the motion to quash, finding that the death of the offended party does not extinguish the criminal liability of the accused for libel. The right to confront witnesses applies to those who testify against the accused, not those who do not.

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    Case:

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    Ci
    tat
    ion:
    117SCRA718

    Factsoft heCase: OnJune11, 1964,Hon. 


    Gaudenci o E. 
    Antonino,thenaMemberoft he
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    ledasworncompl ai
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    acharging
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    appell
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    withthecrimeoflibel.
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    nvesti
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    mation 
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    Assistant 
    Fiscal,
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    ce  Serafin R.Cuev as,char
    gingher
    eindefendant-
    appellee 
    withlibel.
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    iont
    ofi
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    eani
    ndependentci
    vi
    lact
    ionnordi
    d
    hefi
    leasepar
    ateci
    v i
    lact
    ion.
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    meinNovember1967,
    Senat
    or 
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    died.
      
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    casei
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    ngtwo( 2)grounds,namely
    : 
    (a)
    "Thechargeofl
    ibeldoesnotsurv
    ivetheoff
    endedpartywhoisnowdeceased; and( b)t
    hefact
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    egedinthei
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    tut
    eacr i
    meoflibel
    ,ori
    ftheydo,iti
    sjusti
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    minalcase
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    ordefamat ionexti
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    ythecaseonthemer i
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    endert
    hecorr
    espondi
    ngjudgment
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    hereon.
      
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    endant-
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    edbef orehewas
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    ont ati
    onandcr oss-examinati
    onasguar ant
    eedbySec.1( f)
    ,
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    icleI V,oftheConst i
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    hereisnor equirementt hatt heof fended
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    gati
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    ghtof
    confrontati
    onandcr oss-
    examinati
    oni sguar anteedt oanaccusedwi thr espectt oanywi t
    ness
    whomayt est i
    fyagainsthim,butnoti nr espectoft hosewhoar enotmadet ot estify.
      
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    regardst helatter
    ,noharm orpr ej
    udi ceiscausedt heaccusedagai nstwhi chheneededt obe
    protected.

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