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People vs. Binasing

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RASHID BINASING y DISALUNGAN, Accused-Appellant Present: LEONARDO-DE CASTRO,* DEL CASTILLO, Acting Chairperson,** CAGUIOA, *** TIJAM,and GESMUNDO, **** JJ

G.R. No. 221439 | 2018-07-04

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
Non-compliance with the requirements of Section 21, Republic Act (RA) No. 9165 1 casts doubt on the integrity of the seized items and creates reasonable doubt on the guilt of the accused. 2
 
This is an appeal filed by appellant Rashid Binasing y Disalungan from the June 30, 2015 Decision3 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R CR-HC No. 01089-MIN, affirming the September 26, 2012 Judgment4 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cagayan de Oro City, Branch 25, in Criminal Case No. 2010-1012, finding appellant guilty beyond...