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People vs. Sultan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LARRY SULTAN Y ALMADA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 225210 | 2019-08-07

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Unless an unbroken chain of custody over items allegedly seized during drug operations is established, the constitutional right to be presumed innocent prevails. Ultimately, doubt in the corpus delicti—the drugs and drug paraphernalia that were the alleged objects of a drug offense—impels the acquittal of an accused.

For this Court's resolution is an appeal challenging the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals affirmed in toto the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court, finding accused-appellant Larry Sultan y Almad. (Sultan) guilty beyond...