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PEOPLE vs Joel De Los Santos, Casamis, Elloreg

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOEL ELLOREG DE LOS SANTOS, GEORGE CASAMIS and FELIPE ELLOREG, accused, JOEL ELLOREG DE LOS SANTOS, appellant.

G.R. No. 126998 | 1999-09-14

D E C I S I O N


PANGANIBAN, J.:

Where the inculpatory circumstances are capable of two or more explanations, one of which is consistent with the innocence of the accused and the other with his guilt, then the evidence does not meet the test of moral certainty. Necessarily, a judgment of acquittal must issue.

The Case

Joel Elloreg De los Santos1 [Sometimes spelled as "delos Santos" or "Delos Santos."] appeals the Decision2 [Written by Judge Helen Bautista-Ricafort.] of the Regional Trial Court of ParaÂÂaque (Branch 260) in Criminal Case Nos. 95-1001 to 95-1004. The assailed Decision convicted him of illegal possession and sale of...