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PEOPLE v. BERNARDINO ARANZADO

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	GR Nos. 149382-149383 2003-03-05	PEOPLE v. RICARDO BODOSO Y BOLOR BELLOSILLO, J.
Henceforth, to protect the constitutional right to due process of every accused in a capital offense and to avoid any confusion about the proper steps to be taken when a trial court comes face to face with an accused or his counsel who wants to waive his client's right to present evidence and be heard, it shall be the unequivocal duty of the trial court to observe, as a prerequisite to the validity of such waiver, a procedure akin to a "searching inquiry" as specified in People v. Aranzado[19] when an accused pleads guilty, particularly
	GR No. 140208 2002-03-12	PEOPLE v. ELPIDIO PASTOR PUNO, J.
Inform the accused the exact length of imprisonment or nature of the penalty under the law and the certainty that he will serve such sentence. For not infrequently, an accused pleads guilty in the hope of a lenient treatment or upon bad advice or because of promises of the authorities or parties of a lighter penalty should he admit guilt or express remorse. It is the duty of the judge to ensure that the accused does not labor under these mistaken impressions because a plea of guilty carries with it not only the admission of authorship of the crime proper but also of the aggravating circumstances attending it, that increase punishment.[14]
	GR No. 135053 2002-03-06	PEOPLE v. BENJAMIN GALVEZ PANGANIBAN, J.
In People v. Aranzado,[16] the Court, citing Section 3, Rule 116[17] of the Rules of Court, set the following guidelines for receiving a plea of guilt in a case involving a capital offense: "(1) The court must conduct a searching inquiry into the voluntariness and full comprehension of the consequences of the plea; (2) The court must require the prosecution to present evidence to prove the guilt of the accused and the precise degree of his culpability; and (3) The court must ask the accused if he desires to present evidence in his behalf and allow him to do so if he desires." [18] Moreover, as prescribed in Aranzado, the searching inquiry to be conducted by the trial court should consist of the following:
	GR Nos. 133583-85 2002-02-20	PEOPLE v. ROBERTO BERNAS Y NACARIO PANGANIBAN, J.
"SEC. 3. Plea of guilty to a capital offense; reception of evidence. -- When the accused pleads guilty to a capital offense, the court shall conduct a searching inquiry into the voluntariness and full comprehension of the consequences of his plea and shall require the prosecution to prove his guilt and the precise degree of culpability. The accused may also present evidence in his behalf." In People v. Aranzado,[19] the Court reiterated the rules a trial court must observe when an accused desires to plead guilty to a capital offense: (1) The court must conduct a searching inquiry into the voluntariness and full comprehension of the consequences of the plea; (2) The court must require the prosecution to present evidence to prove the guilt of the accused and the precise degree of his culpability; and (3) The court must ask the accused if he desires to present evidence in his behalf and allow him to do so if he desires.