Back

Tijam and Bacsid vs. People [DECISION]

JULIUS ENRICO TIJAM Y NOCHE AND KENNETH BACSID Y RUIZ, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 251732 | 2023-07-10

D E C I S I O N
 
GAERLAN, J.:
 
An accused shall not be deprived of life and liberty on sheer conjectures, presumptions, or suspicions, but only on evidence that supports a conviction beyond reasonable doubt.
 
This resolves the Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] filed by petitioners Julius Enrico Tijam (Tijam) and Kenneth Bacsid (Bacsid) (collectively, petitioners), praying for the reversal of the November 20, 2019 Decision[2] and January 29, 2020 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 42347, which affirmed the July 31, 2018 Amended Decision[4] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch...