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Pimentel vs. People

FILIPINAS PIMENTEL Y QUILLAO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE.

G.R. No. 239772 | 2020-01-29

THIRD DIVISION
 

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Courts should meticulously consider the factual intricacies of each buy-bust case covered by the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act. This is especially so when only a minuscule amount of illicit drugs was seized from the accused. The absence of the required third-party witnesses during the actual arrest and seizure creates a gap in the chain of custody, producing doubt on the legitimacy of the buy-bust operation and the identity of the seized illicit drug.
 
This Court resolves a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] assailing the Decision[2] and Resolution[3] of the Court...