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People vs. Arellano

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MICHAEL RYAN ARELLANO Y NAVARRO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 231839 | 2019-07-10

D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, C.J.:
 
The version and evidence of the State must be free of reasonable doubt to warrant the conviction of the accused for the crime charged against him. Any doubt must be resolved in favor of the accused in view of the presumption of his innocence.
 
The Case

Through this appeal, the accused-appellant assails the affirmance of his conviction for violations of Section 5, Section 11 and Section 12, all of Republic Act No. 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Acts Law of 2002) under the decision promulgated on November 9, 2016 by the Court of Appeals (CA).[1] He had been found and pronounced guilty beyond...