Miranda vs. Tuliao G.R. # 158763, March 31, 2006 Facts: n Mar. 1!!

6, 2 "urnt cadav#rs $#r# discov#r#d in Ra%on, &sa"#la $hich $#r# lat#r id#nti'i#d as th# "odi#s o' (ic#nt# )au*on and +li*#r Tuliao, son o' th# ,rivat# r#s,ond#nt (ir-ilio Tulio $ho is no$ und#r th# $itn#ss ,rot#ction ,ro-ra%. 2 in'or%ations 'or %urd#r $#r# 'il#d a-ainst th# 5 ,olic# o''ic#r includin- ./ 2 Mad#ral in RT0 o' .antia-o 0it1. Th# v#nu# $as lat#r trans'#rr#d to Manila. RT0 Manila convict#d all th# accus#d and s#nt#nc#d th#% 2 counts o' r#clusion ,#r,#tua #2c#,t ./ 2 Mad#ral $ho $as 1#t to "# arrai-n#d at that ti%#, "#in- at lar-#. 3,on auto%atic r#vi#$, th# .0 ac4uitt#d th# 'our accus#d on th# -round o' r#asona"l# dou"t. &n .#,t. 1!!!, Mad#ral $as arr#st#d. 5# #2#cut#d a s$orn con'#ssion and id#nti'i#d th# h#r#in ,#tition#r Miranda and 6 oth#rs r#s,onsi"l# 'or th# d#ath o' th# victi%s. R#s,ond#nt Tuliao th#n 'il#d a cri%inal co%,laint 'or %urd#r a-ainst th# ,#tition#rs. 7ctin/r#sidin- 8ud-# Tu%alian issu#d $arrant o' arr#st a-ainst th# ,#tition#rs and ./ 2 Mad#ral. /#tition#rs 'il#d an ur-#nt %otion to co%,l#t# ,r#li%inar1 inv#sti-ation, to r#inv#sti-at#, and to r#call or 4uash th# $arrant o' arr#st. &n th# h#arin- o' th# ur-#nt %otion, 8ud-# Tu%alian not#d th# a"s#nc# o' ,#tition#rs and issu#d a 8oint ord#r d#n1inth# said ur-#nt %otion on th# -round that sinc# th# court did not ac4uir# 9urisdiction ov#r th#ir ,#rsons, th# %otion cannot "# ,ro,#rl1 h#ard "1 th# court. Th# ,#tition#rs a,,#al#d th# r#solution o' th# /u"lic ,ros#cutor to th# : 8. Th# n#$ /r#sidin- 8ud-# na%#d 8ud-# 7n-had too; ov#r th# cas# and issu#d a 8oint rd#r r#v#rsin- th# 8oint rd#r o' 8ud-# Tu%alian. 5# also ord#r#d th# canc#llation o' th# $arrant o' arr#st. R#s,ond#nt Tulia 'il#d a ,#tition 'or c#rtiorari, %anda%us and ,rohi"ition $ith a ,ra1#r 'or TR s##;in- to #n9oin 8ud-# 7n-had 'ro% 'urth#r ,roc##din- o' th# cas# and s##;in- to nulli'1 th# 8oint rd#rs o' th# said 8ud-#. Th# .0 issu#d a r#solution -rantinth# ,ra1#r. <ot$ithstandin- th# said r#solution, 8ud-# 7n-had issu#d a 8oint rd#r dis%issin- th# in'or%ation a-ainst th# ,#tition. R#s,ond#nt Tuliao 'il#d a %otion to cit# 8ud-# 7n-had in cont#%,t. Th# .0 r#'#rr#d th# said %otion to th# 07. Th# 07 r#nd#r#d th# assail#d d#cision -rantin- th# ,#tition and ord#rin- th# r#instat#%#nt o' th# cri%inal cas#s in th# RT0 o' .antia-o 0it1 as $#ll as th# issuanc# o' $arrant o' arr#st. 5#nc#, this ,#tition. &ssu#: =h#th#r or not an accus#d cannot s##; an1 9udicial r#li#' i' h# do#s not su"%it his ,#rson to th# 9urisdiction o' th# court 5#ld: /#tition is dis%iss#d and cost a-ainst th# ,#tition#rs. &t has "##n h#ld that an accus#d cannot s##; 9udicial r#li#' is h# do#s not su"%it his ,#rson to th# 9urisdiction o' th# court. 8urisdiction ov#r th# accus#d can "# ac4uir#d #ith#r throu-h co%,ulsor1 ,roc#ss, such as $arrant o' arr#st or throu-h his voluntar1 a,,#aranc#, such as $h#n h# surr#nd#r to th# ,olic# or to th# court. &t is onl1 $h#n th# court has alr#ad1 ac4uir#d 9urisdiction ov#r his ,#rson that an accus#d %a1 invo;# th# ,roc#ss#s o' th# court. .inc#, ,#tition#r $#r# not arr#st#d or oth#r$is# d#,riv#d o' th#ir li"#rt1, th#1 cannot s##; 9udicial r#li#'.