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People of the Philippines Vs. Arnel Babanggol and Cesar Naranjo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus ARNEL BABANGGOL y MACAPIA, CESAR NARANJO y RIVERA and EDWIN SAN JOSE y TABING, Accused. ARNEL BABANGGOL y MACAPIA and CESAR NARANJO y RIVERA, Appeellants

G.R. No. 181422 | 2010-09-15

DECISION


ABAD, J.:

This case is about the sufficiency of the evidence of the prosecution to prove beyond reasonable doubt the guilt of persons accused of selling illegal drugs in conspiracy with one another.

The Facts and the Case

The public prosecutor of Parañaque City charged the accused Acas Sumayan, Arnel Babanggol, Cesar Naranjo, and Edwin San Jose before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Parañaque for selling 295.8 grams of prohibited drug commonly known as shabu.[1] At the trial, the prosecution presented three witnesses: PO2 Windel Alfonso, P/Sr. Insp. Marion D. Balonglong, and P/Sr. Insp. Grace Eustaquio.

The...