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People vs. Calates

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DINA CALATES Y DELA CRUZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 214759 | 2018-04-04

D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
The lack of any justification tendered by the arresting officers for any lapses in the documentation of the chain of custody of confiscated dangerous drugs warrants the acquittal of the accused in a prosecution for the illegal sale of dangerous drugs on the ground of reasonable doubt. The accused has no burden to prove her innocence.
 
The Case

We review the decision promulgated on May 29, 2014,[1] whereby the Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed the conviction for a violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) of accused Dina...