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2000-10-13 |
PER CURIAM |
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| But as regards appellants Freddie Yambot and Francis Versoza, it appears that they were denied due process of law. Enshrined in the constitution is the paramount right of the accused to "xxx have a compulsory process to secure the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence in his behalf. xxx" Procedural due process cannot possibly be satisfied without a "law which hears before it condemns, which proceeds upon inquiry and renders judgment only after trial."[35] The constitutional right of the accused to be heard on his defense is inviolate. No court of justice under our system of government has the power to deprive him of that right.[36] | |||||