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Casona vs. People

LEONARDO P. CASONA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 179757 | 2017-09-13

D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
Too much reliance on the presumption of regularity in the performance of official duties on the part of the arresting officers in the prosecution of drug-related offenses is unwarranted if the records show non­compliance with the affirmative safeguards prescribed to preserve the chain of custody of the contraband. The presumption of regularity applies only when there is no showing of non-compliance.
 
The Case

The petitioner appeals the decision promulgated on March 30, 2007 in C.A.-G.R. CR No. 29905,[1] whereby the Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed the decision rendered on August 29, 2005 by the...