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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CHENG HO CHUA, accused-appellant.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CHENG HO CHUA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 127542 | 1999-03-18

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

Courts generally view with disfavor the defense of hulidap commonly raised in illegal drug cases. This defense is easy to concoct. More odiously, it subverts the prima facie presumption of regularity in the performance of official duties. Since the appellant failed to prove this defense in a clear and convincing manner, the trial court gave credence to the evidence gathered by the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission headed by then Vice President Joseph Ejercito Estrada. Hence, the prosecution evidence stands.

The Case

Cheng Ho Chua appeals the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila,...