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People of the Philippines Vs. Reynaldo Belocura y Perez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. REYNALDO BELOCURA y PEREZ, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 173474 | 2012-08-29

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

BERSAMIN, J.: 

The credibility of the evidence of the corpus delicti in a prosecution for illegal possession of marij11ana under Republic Act No. 6425, as amended, depends on the integrity of the chain of custody of the marijuana from the time of its seizure until the time of its presentation as evidence in court. Short of that, the accused is entitled to an acquittal because the State fails to establish the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt. 

The Case 

Reynaldo Belocura y Perez, a police officer charged with illegal possession of 1,789.823 grams of marijuana in violation of...