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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee,vs.GILBERTO VILLARICO, SR. @ "BERTING", GILBERTO VILLARICO, JR., JERRY RAMENTOS, and RICKY VILLARICO, Accused-Appeellants.

People of the Philippines vs. Gilberto Villarico, Sr., et al.

G.R. No. 158362 | 2011-04-04

THIRD DIVISION


D E C I S I O N


BERSAMIN, J:


The identification of the accused as the person responsible for the imputed crime is the primary duty of the State in every criminal prosecution. Such identification, to be positive, need not always be by direct evidence from an eyewitness, for reliable circumstantial evidence can equally confirm it as to overcome the constitutionally presumed innocence of the accused.


On appeal by the accused is the decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) promulgated on June 6, 2003, [1] finding Gilberto Villarico, Sr., Gilberto Villarico, Jr., Jerry Ramentos, [2] and Ricky Villarico guilty of murder for the...