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People vs. Casilang y Rino

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DANTE CASILANG Y RINO AND SILVERIO VERGARA Y CORTEZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 242159 | 2020-02-05

THIRD DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
GESMUNDO, J.:
 
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty by proof beyond reasonable doubt.[1] When moral certainty as to culpability hangs in the balance, acquittal on reasonable doubt inevitably becomes a matter of right.[2]
 
On appeal is the Decision[3] dated April 30, 2018 issued by the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 07852, which affirmed the Decision[4] dated August 18, 2015 rendered by the Regional Trial Court of Dagupan City, Branch 42 (RTC) in Criminal Case No. 2012-0003-D finding Dante Casilang y...