Admission | Confession |
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An act, declaration or omission of a party as to a relevant fact (Sec. 26, Rule 130). | The declaration of an accused acknowledging his guilt of the offense charged, or of any offense necessarily included therein (Sec. 33, Rule 130) |
It is a voluntary acknowledgment made by a party of the existence of the truth of certain facts which are inconsistent with his claims in an action (Black‘s Law Dictionary, 5th Ed.) | It is a statement by the accused that he engaged in conduct which constitutes a crime (29 Am. Jur. 708). |
Broader than confession. | Specific type of admission which refers only to an acknowledgment of guilt |
May be implied like admission by silence. | Cannot be implied, but should be a direct and positive acknowledgment of guilt. |
May be judicial or extrajudicial. | May be judicial or extrajudicial. |
May be adoptive, which occurs when a person manifests his assent to the statements of another person (Estrada vs. Desierto, 356 SCRA 108) |
Admission vs. Confession
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