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CARBONEL v. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

G.R. No. 187689 / SEPT 7, 2010 / NACHURA, J. / Right to Couns!

NATURE PETITION for review on certiorari of the decision andresolution

of the Court of AppealsPET"T"#NER Clarita J. CarbonelRESP#N$ENT Civil Service Commission

SUMMARY . Ptition% C&%'on! (&s & go)%n*nt *+!o (ho (&s

-h&%g (ith ishonst, g%&) *is-onu-t, &n &!si-&tion o o-u*nts.$u%ing th in)stig&tion &n (hi! (ithout h% o(n -ouns!, sh )o!unt&%i!&*itt th -!&i*s -h&%g &g&inst h%. Th CA %u! &g&inst h% &)o% '%!ing on ths uns(o%n st&t*nts. "n h% +tition to th SC, sh -!&i*sth&t h% %ight to u +%o-ss (&s )io!&t '-&us sh (&s not &o%th %ight to -ouns! (hn h% st&t*nt (&s t&n. Th SC %u! th&t %ightto -ouns! is on! &++!i-&'! in -%i*in&! in)stig&tions &n not in&*inist%&ti) in)stig&tion, su-h &s in th -&s.DOCTRINE.  Th 3-!usion&% %u! un% +&%&g%&+h 425, S-tion 12 o thi!! o Rights &++!is on! to &*issions *& in & -%i*in&! in)stig&tion'ut not to thos *& in &n &*inist%&ti) in)stig&tion.

FACTS.

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Ptition% C!&%it& J. C&%'on!, &n *+!o o th u%&u o J&i!&n&g*nt &n Pno!og o &&ti Cit, (&s o%*&!! -h&%g (ith$ishonst, G%&) is-onu-t, &n &!si-&tion o #-i&! $o-u*nts 'th Ci)i! S%)i- Co**ission Rgion&! #- No. ": 4CSCR# ":5.

• #n & 21, 1999, +tition% (nt to th CSCR# ": to s-u% & -o+ o th

%su!t o th Co*+ut% Assist Tst 4CATS5 C&%% S%)i- P%ossion&!E3&*in&tion gi)n on &%-h 1;, 1999, '-&us sh !ost th o%igin&! -o+o h% C&%% S%)i- P%ossion&! C%ti-&t o R&ting 4-%ti-&t o %&ting5.

•  Th E3&*in&tion P!&-*nt &n S%)i- $i)ision noti- th&t +tition%<s+%son&! &n +hsi-&! &++&%&n- (&s nti%! i%nt %o* th +i-tu%o th 3&*in &tt&-h to th &++!i-&tion o%* &n th +i-tu% s&t+!&n. "t (&s &!so is-o)% th&t th sign&tu% &3 on th &++!i-&tion

o%* (&s i%nt %o* th&t &++&%ing on th )%i-&tion s!i+.

o -&us o ths is-%+&n-is, th =g&! A&i%s $i)ision o th CSCR#

": -onu-t &n in)stig&tion.

• "n th -ou%s o th in)stig&tion, +tition% )o!unt&%i! *& & st&t*nt

'o% Att. Ros&!in& S.. G+igon, &*itting th&t, so*ti* in &%-h1999, sh &--+t th +%o+os&! o & -%t&in ttin& J. N&)&%%o 4N&)&%%o5o% th !&tt% to o't&in o% +tition% & C&%% S%)i- P%ossion&!E!igi'i!it ' *%! &--o*+!ishing &n &++!i-&tion o%* &n +&ing th&*ount o P10,000.00. Ptition% thus &--o*+!ish &n &++!i-&tion o%*to t& th CATS C&%% S%)i- P%ossion&! E3&*in&tion &n g&)

N&)&%%o P>,000.00 &s o(n +&*nt. U+on %-i+t o th o%igin&! -o+ o th -%ti-&t o %&ting %o* N&)&%%o, +tition% g&) th !&tt% th%*&ining P>,000.00. Ptition%, ho()%, *is+!&- th -%ti-&t o %&ting. This +%o*+t h% to s-u% &noth% -o+ %o* th CSCR# ":.

• CSCR# ":? Ptition% gui!t o ishonst, g%&) *is-onu-t, &n

&!si-&tion o o-i&! o-u*nts. Th +n&!t o is*iss&! %o* ths%)i-, (ith &!! its &--sso% +n&!tis, (&s i*+os.

• CSC? $is*iss.

• CA? A%* -isions o CSCR# ": &n CSC.

ISSUE & RATIO. WON the CA committed grave abuse of discretion when it ruledthat petitioner was guilty, basing the judgment entirely on her

unsworn statement that she admitted the oenses charged andwithout the assistance of a counsel. NO.

 Th %ight to -ouns! un% S-tion 12 o th i!! o Rights is *&nt to+%ot-t & sus+-t u%ing -ustoi&! in)stig&tion. Thus, th 3-!usion&%%u! un% +&%&g%&+h 425, S-tion 12 o th i!! o Rights &++!is on! to&*issions *& in & -%i*in&! in)stig&tion 'ut not to thos *& in &n&*inist%&ti) in)stig&tion.@hi! in)stig&tions -onu-t ' &n &*inist%&ti) 'o *& &t ti*s' &in to & -%i*in&! +%o-ing, th &-t %*&ins th&t, un% 3isting!&(s, & +&%t in &n &*inist%&ti) inui% *& o% *& not ' &ssist '-ouns!, i%%s+-ti) o th n&tu% o th -h&%gs &n o +tition%<s-&+&-it to %+%snt h%s!, &n no ut %sts on su-h 'o to u%nishth +%son 'ing in)stig&t (ith -ouns!.

As su-h, th &*issions *& ' +tition% u%ing th in)stig&tion *&' us &s )in- to Busti h% is*iss&!.