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People of the Philippines Vs. Sherwin Bis y Avellaneda

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. SHERWIN BIS y AVELLANEDA, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 191360 | 2014-03-10

SECOND DIVISION

DECISION

DEL CASTILLO, J.:

In prosecutions involving narcotics, the narcotic substance itself constitutes the corpus delicti of the offense and the fact of its existence is vital to sustain a judgment of conviction beyond reasonable doubt. The prosecution is duty-bound to establish with unwavering exactitude that the dangerous drug presented in court  as evidence against the accused is the same prohibited substance seized from him.

For final review is the September 22, 2009 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 03348 which affirmed the Regional Trial Court's (RTC) January...