Practice question
A person under the Act’s custodial setting speaks an oral confession while properly assisted by counsel. Investigators never reduce it to writing or obtain the person’s signature, but offer the officer’s recollection as satisfying Section 2(d). Which statutory objection remains?
- Counsel’s presence eliminates every statutory form requirement
- Only the confession’s accuracy matters
- The Act also requires the extrajudicial confession to be written and signed
- A private retelling replaces the person’s signature
- The officer may waive the statute on the person’s behalf
Legal references
- RA 7438, April 27, 1992: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1992/ra_7438_1992.html; Section 2(d).
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