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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BEVERLY ALAGARME Y CITOY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BEVERLY ALAGARME Y CITOY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 184789 | 2015-02-23

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
The importance of the State establishing a preserved chain of custody in every criminal prosecution for the illegal sale of dangerous drugs cannot be understated. The accused cannot be pronounced guilty of the offense if all the links of the chain of custody of the drug subject of the illegal sale - the corpus delicti itself- are not shown. The reason is that the drug presented as evidence at the trial is not shown beyond reasonable doubt that it was the drug subject of the illegal sale.
 
The Case
 
Under review is the decision promulgated on May 28, 2008,[1] whereby the...