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People vs. Raguro

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BERNIE RAGURO Y BALINAS, JONATHAN PEREZ Y DE MATEO, ERIC RAGURO Y BALINAS, ELMER DE MAKILING, TEODULO PANTI, JR., AND LEVIE* DE MESA, ACCUSED, BERNIE RAGURO Y BALINAS, JONATHAN PEREZ Y DE MATEO, ERIC RAGURO Y BALINAS, TEODULO PANTI, JR., AND LEVIE DE MESA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 224301 | 2019-07-30

D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, C.J.:
 
To successfully impute criminal liability on the ground of conspiracy, the Prosecution must show that each of the accused performed at least an overt act that showed his concurrence in the criminal design. The mere presence of any accused in the crime scene, as well as the showing of his inaction to prevent the commission of the crime, will not make him a co­-conspirator because such are not of the nature of overt acts essential to incurring criminal liability under the umbrella of a conspiracy.
 
The Case
 
The accused-appellants all appeal the decision promulgated on April 14, 2015,[1]...