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2008-06-17 |
YNARES-SATIAGO, J. |
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| Conspiracy exists when two or more persons come to an agreement concerning the commission of a felony and decide to commit it. Conspiracy need not be proved by direct evidence and may be inferred from the conduct of the accused before, during and after the commission of the crime, which are indicative of a joint purpose, concerted action and concurrence of sentiments. In conspiracy, the act of one is the act of all. Conspiracy is present when one concurs with the criminal design of another, indicated by the performance of an overt act leading to the crime committed. It may be deduced from the mode and manner in which the offense was perpetrated.[36] | |||||
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2005-10-25 |
AZCUNA, J. |
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| Conspiracy is present when one concurs with the criminal design of another, indicated by the performance of an overt act leading to the crime committed.[41] To establish conspiracy, direct proof of an agreement concerning the commission of a felony and the decision to commit it is not necessary.[42] It may be inferred from the acts of the accused before, during or after the commission of the crime which, when taken together, would be enough to reveal a community of criminal design,[43] as the proof of conspiracy is perhaps most frequently made by evidence of a chain of circumstances.[44] Once established, all the conspirators are criminally liable as co-principals regardless of the degree of participation of each of them, for in contemplation of the law the act of one is the act of all.[45] | |||||
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2003-09-24 |
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J. |
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| The above circumstances indeed form an unbroken chain which leads to a fair and reasonable conclusion that appellants were the perpetrators of the crime. It has been held that facts and circumstances consistent with guilt and inconsistent with innocence constitute evidence which, in weight and probative force, may surpass even direct evidence in its effect upon the court.[11] | |||||