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Melanio Mallari y Liberato vs PEOPLE.

MELANIO MALLARI y LIBERATO, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 153911 | 2004-12-10

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

To warrant conviction based on circumstantial evidence, the totality of the circumstances must eliminate beyond reasonable doubt the possibility of innocence; otherwise, the accused must be acquitted.

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* On leave.

The Case



Before us is a Petition for Review[1] on Certiorari under Rule 45 in relation to Rule 125 of the Rules of Court, seeking "to reverse, set aside, nullify and/or modify" the December 18, 2001 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR CR No. 18051. The dispositive portion of that Decision states:



"WHEREFORE, foregoing premises considered, the decision...