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Maamo vs. People

ZENAIDA P. MAAMO and JULIET O. SILOR, Petitioners, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents. Present: SERENO, C.J., Chairperson, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, BERSAMIN, PERLAS-BERNABE, and CAGUIOA, JJ.

G.R. No. 201917 | 2016-12-01

 
Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
CAGUIOA,  J.:
 
The constitutional right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty can only be overthrown by proof beyond reasonable doubt, that is, that degree of proof that produces conviction in an unprejudiced mind. Hence, where the court entertains a reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the accused, it is not only the right of the accused to be freed; it is the court's constitutional duty to acquit them.1
 
The Case
 
Before the Court is an Appeal by Certiorari2 under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court (Petition) of the...