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2001-06-26 |
PARDO, J. |
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| No less than the Constitution mandates that an accused shall be presumed innocent until the contrary is proved. In criminal cases, the quantum of evidence required to overturn this presumption is proof beyond reasonable doubt.[23] It is that proof which produces moral certainty in an unprejudiced mind.[24] In a long line of cases, the Court has held consistently that where the inculpatory facts admit of several interpretations, one consistent with accused's innocence and another with his guilt, the evidence thus adduced fails to meet the test of moral certainty.[25] | |||||