Issuance of warrant of arrest is not an element to consider whether surrender is voluntary
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Source: The Manila Times
Published: 2026-06-10 02:01 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 95
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Crime & Justice, Law & Courts, Crime & Justice
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I was accused of a certain crime, and I surrendered to the police after learning that a warrant of arrest had already been issued by the court. I would like to invoke voluntary surrender as a mitigating circumstance, but the private complainant told me that the same will be disregarded, considering that a warrant of arrest was already issued when I surrendered to the authorities.
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