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2015-06-22 |
PERALTA, J. |
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| In their Answer[6] dated March 21, 2000, respondents specifically denied the material allegations in petitioners' complaint and countered that they are the owners of the land denominated as Lot 7303, Cad. 559-D, Bolinao Cadastre. They insisted that their acquisition of titles over the land was regular and done in accordance with law. They also claimed that they and their predecessors-in-interest are the actual possessors and owners of the disputed land as shown by their titles[7] and tax declarations.[8] | |||||
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2007-03-30 |
AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J. |
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| That Galvez was a police officer who could have justified his presence at the scene of the crime with a lawful purpose, yet he put up an alibi which is inherently weak; and that Galvez did not present his wife and father-in-law as witnesses to corroborate his story that he was at their house on the night in question, pertain to the weakness of Galvez's alibi which may cast doubt on his innocence. However, these circumstances do not prove beyond reasonable doubt Galvez's guilt. Although an accused must satisfactorily prove his alibi, the burden in criminal cases still rests on the prosecution to prove the accused's guilt. The prosecution evidence must stand or fall on its own weight and cannot draw strength from the weakness of the defense. Unless the prosecution overturns the constitutional presumption of innocence of an accused by competent and credible evidence proving his guilt beyond reasonable doubt, the presumption remains.[78] Courts must judge the guilt or innocence of the accused based on facts and not on mere conjectures, presumptions, or suspicions.[79] | |||||