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People vs. Abdula

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. METOKUR ABDULA Y MAMA @ "TOKAY," "MIKE," ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 212192 | 2018-11-21

DECISION
 
GESMUNDO, J.:
 
The procedures laid down by law on the handling and inventory of dangerous drugs seized from an accused during a buy-bust operation are non-negotiable safeguards of constitutional rights. To overcome the constitutional presumption of innocence and secure a judgment of conviction, the prosecution must sufficiently justify any deviation from the statutorily prescribed procedure committed by law enforcers.
 
The Case

This is an appeal filed by Metokur M. Abdula[1] (accused-appellant) seeking to reverse the May 29, 2012 Decision[2]of the Court of Appeals (CA), in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 04106 which affirmed...