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PEOPLE vs Rex Canlas, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. REX T. CANLAS and other JOHN DOES, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 141633 | 2001-12-14

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

Where the court relies solely on circumstantial evidence, the combined effect of the pieces of circumstantial evidence must inexorably lead to the conclusion that the accused is guilty beyond reasonable doubt. Conviction must rest on nothing less than moral certainty, whether it proceeds from direct or circumstantial evidence.

The Case

On appeal before us is the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 59, Angeles City, dated January 19, 2000, in Criminal Case No. 98-755 finding appellant REX T. CANLAS guilty of the crime of robbery with homicide and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion...