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People vs. Sangcajo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PACIFICO SANGCAJO, JR., ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 229204 | 2018-09-05

D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
The presumption of innocence in favor of an accused in a criminal case is a basic constitutional guarantee. It demands that the State must establish his guilt beyond reasonable doubt. To do so, the Prosecution must rely on the strength of its evidence, not on the weakness of his defense. Every reasonable doubt of his guilt entitles him to an acquittal.
 
The Case

Accused-appellant Pacifico Sangcajo, Jr. (Pacifico) seeks the review and reversal of the decision promulgated on March 31, 2016,[1] whereby the Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed with modifications the judgment rendered in Criminal Case...