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Aurea R. Monteverde vs PEOPLE

AUREA R. MONTEVERDE, petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondent.

G.R. No. 139610 | 2002-08-12

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

Time and time again, this Court has emphasized the need to stamp out graft and corruption in the government. Indeed, the tentacles of greed must be cut and the offenders punished. However, this objective can be accomplished only if the evidence presented by the prosecution passes the test of moral certainty. Where doubt lingers, as in this case, the Court is mandated to uphold the presumption of innocence guaranteed by our Constitution to the accused.

The Case

Before us is a Petition for Review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the April 29, 1999 Decision[1] and February 3, 2000...