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Eriberto Masangkay Vs. People of the Philippines

ERIBERTO S. MASANGKAY, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 164443 | 2010-06-18

D E C I S I O N


DEL CASTILLO, J.:

Every criminal conviction must draw its strength from the prosecution's evidence. The evidence must be such that the constitutional presumption of innocence is overthrown and guilt is established beyond reasonable doubt. The prosecutorial burden is not met when the circumstances can yield to different inferences. Such equivocation betrays a lack of moral certainty to support a judgment of conviction.

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