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Franco vs. People

GUILBEMER FRANCO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 191185 | 2016-02-01

DECISION
 
REYES, J.:
 
The Constitution presumes a person innocent until proven guilty by proof beyond reasonable doubt. The prosecution cannot be allowed to draw strength from the weakness of the defense's evidence for it has the onus probandi in establishing the guilt of the accused - ei incumbit probatio qui elicit, non que negat — he who asserts, not he who denies, must prove.[1]
 
Nature of the Case

Before the Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[2] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court where petitioner Guilbemer Franco (Franco) assails the Decision[3] dated September 16, 2009 of the Court of Appeals (CA), in...