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PEOPLE vs. Peter Alfonso

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PETER ALFONSO y ABLAZA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 87367 | 1993-02-19

D E C I S I O N

CRUZ, J p:

It is the task of the prosecution in every criminal action to prove that the accused is guilty. It is not for the accused to prove that he is innocent. In the case at bar. the accused virtually collaborated with the prosecution. By his own words, no less than by the evidence of the People, he pronounced his own conviction.

The charge against him was violation of the Dangerous Drugs Act for transporting and carrying marijuana, committed on September 2, 1988, in the Province of Benguet. 1

Two witnesses were presented by the prosecution namely, POI Arturo Ellazar and Capt. Valentino Gaerlan. Ellazar testified...