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Sec. 3. Extrajudicial confession, not sufficient ground for conviction. — An extrajudicial confession made by an accused shall not be sufficient ground for conviction, unless corroborated by evidence of corpus delicti.
2019 Revised Rules on Evidence (A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC), Rule 133, Section 3. Reproduced verbatim and verified against the Supreme Court's official published text and the ChanRobles rendering.
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This is Section 3 of Rule 133 (Weight And Sufficiency Of Evidence) of the 2019 Revised Rules on Evidence, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC and in force since May 1, 2020. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
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