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PEOPLE vs Danilo Asis, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. DANILO ASIS y FONPERADA and GILBERT FORMENTO y SARICON, appellant.

G.R. No. 142531 | 2002-10-15

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

Circumstantial evidence that merely arouses suspicions or gives room for conjecture is not sufficient to convict. It must do more than just raise the possibility, or even the probability, of guilt. It must engender moral certainty. Otherwise, the constitutional presumption of innocence prevails, and the accused deserves acquittal.

The Case

For automatic review before this Court is the March 8, 2000 Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila (Branch 54) in Criminal Case No. 98-163090, finding Danilo Asis y Fonperada and Gilbert[2] Formento y Saricon guilty beyond reasonable doubt of robbery...