CRUZvsSALVAFACTS:

A ce rta in Ma nuel Monro y was mu rdered. CFI Pasa y found Castelo, de Je sus,
Bon if acio, M e n d o z a , B e r d u g o e t a l . g u i l t y o f m u r d e r . T h e y a l l a e a l e d a n d
C a s t e l o s o u g h t n e w t r i a l . Castelo was again found guilty.Pres Magsaysay ordered rein!
estigation. Philiine Consta"ulary #uestioned eole andgot confessions ointing to ersons other than
those con!icted.Castelo et al wrote to Fiscal $al!a to conduct rein!estigation on "asis of new
confessions.Fiscal conferred w% $ol&en and the Justice $ec decided to ha!e the results of in!estigation
madea!aila"le to counsel for aellants.Chief of Phil Consta"ulary furnished Fiscal $al!a co ies of the
a'da!its and confessions.$ a l ! a o r g a n i z e d a c o m m i t t e e f o r r e i n !
e s t i g a t i o n a n d s u " o e n a e d T i m o t e o C r u z , w h o w a s im licated as in stigato r and
masterm ind in the ne w a'da! it s and
conf essions. Cru z( counse l # u e s t i o n e d ) u r i s d i c t i o n o f t h e c o m m i t t e e a n d o f $ a l
! a t o c o n d u c t r e l i m i n a r y i n ! e s t i g a t i o n "ecause the case was ending aeal in
the $C. Counsel *led this resent etition.$a l!a said he su" oen aed Cru z "ec of Cru z( ora l and
e rso nal re#uest to allo w h im to a e a r a t t h e i n !
e s t i g a t i o n . $ C i s s u e d w r i t o f r e l i m i n a r y i n ) u n c t i o n s t o i n g t h e
r e l i m in!estigation.
ISSUES
+hether or not $al!a conducted the in!estigation ro erty
RULING:
-o. the mem"e rs of the Court we re great ly distu r"ed and annoyed "y such u"licit y
and sensa tion alism , a ll of which ma y ro erly "e la id at the doo r of re s onden t $a l!a . In
th is, he commit ted wh at was regard a grie! ous erro r and oo r )ud gmen t f or wh ich we fa il
to *nd anyecuse or satisfactory elanation. /is actuations in this regard went well "eyond the "ounds
of r u d e n c e , d i s c r e t i o n a n d g o o d t a s t e . I t i s " a d e n o u g h t o h a ! e s u c h u n d u e
u " l i c i t y w h e n a criminal case is "eing in!estigated "y the authorities, e!en when it "eing tried in
court0 "ut whensaid u"licity and sensationalism is allowed, e!en encouraged, when the case is on a eal
and is end in g con side ra tio n " y th is Tri"una l, the wh ole th in g "ecome s ine cu sa" le, e!en
a"ho rrent, and the Court, in the interest of )ustice, is constrained and called u on to ut an end to it and
adeterrent against its reetition "y meting an aroriate discilinary measure, e!en a enalty tothe one
lia"le.