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People vs. Luminda

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NASSER LUMINDA Y EDTO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 229661 | 2019-11-20

R E S O L U T I O N
 
INTING, J.:
 
The Court supports the serious efforts of the government in its campaign against the menace of prohibited drugs. The merchants of all prohibited drugs, from the rich and powerful syndicates to the individual street pushers, must be hounded relentlessly and punished to the full extent of the law. Even so, we must be watchful against the conviction of alleged drug-pushers on the basis of less than satisfactory evidence of their guilt. Such evidence may be the result only of an excess of zeal or lack of deference for constitutional rights. In such cases, the accused is entitled to is entitled to be...