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People vs. Reyes

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JEHAR REYES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 199271 | 2016-10-19

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
Compliance with the guidelines on the preservation of the chain of custody of the dangerous drugs subject of a prosecution for the illegal sale of dangerous drugs must be clearly and convincingly established by the State. Any lapse in the chain of custody must be affirmatively explained by the Prosecution; otherwise, the chain of custody will be held to be broken and insufficient to support a conviction of the accused. The presumption of regularity of the performance of official duty in favor of the arr sting officers cannot...