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People of the Phil. vs. Allan Nazareno Y Caburatan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus ALLAN NAZARENO y CABURATAN, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 174771 | 2007-09-11

D E C I S I O N
 


Tinga, J.:

The overriding consideration in criminal cases is not whether appellant is completely innocent, but rather whether the quantum of evidence necessary to prove his guilt was sufficiently met. The constitutional right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty can be overcome only by proof beyond reasonable doubt. In fact, unless the prosecution discharges this burden, the accused need not even offer evidence in his behalf.[1]

With this view, we resolve the instant appeal from the Decision[2] dated 30 June 2006 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00025 affirming the Decision[3] dated 20 September...