Appellant's Brief Diamzon(2)

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PEOPLE OF THE PHI HI LI PPI NES, Pl ai nt i ffAppel l ee, -versus-

CAGR CR No.HC08468 RTC BR RA ANCH 164,PASI G CI TY   RT RTC CaseNo.1979192

 JOSE TANG y AMAR @ FO OR R:VI OLATI ON OF  TOLI TS( AT LARGE) SECTI ONS5& 11,  WI LHELMI NA DI AMZON y  ARTI CLE I IOF R. A.9165 PRADO DO @ MI NA,  AccusedAppel l ant s. xx

 APPELLANT’ SBRI EF

BAYAUA AND ASSOCI ATES LAW OFFI CES Counself ort heAccusedAppel l antWi l hel mi naDi Di amz mzon 3rd  Fl oorGonzal ezBl dg. ,1888Or enseSt r eet , Guadal upeNuev o,Makat iCi t y

OFFI CE OF THE HE SOLI CI TOR OR GENERA RAL

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Counself ort hePl ai nt i ffAppel l ee  Amor osol oSt r e e t ,Le gas piVi l l age ,Makat iCi t y

 TABLE OFCONTENTS NameofDoc ume nt /Ti t l e/Subj ect  Affidavi tofSe r v i ce/Mai l i ng Par t i e s St at ementoft heCas e St at ementoft heFact s  Ass i gnmentofEr r or Di sc ussi on  THE LOWER COURT ERRED I N FI NDI NG  ACCUSED APPELLANT WI LHELMI NA DI AMZON GUI LTY BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT FOR  VI OLATI ON OF SECTI ONS 5 AND 11,ARTI CLE I IOFREPUBLI C ACTNO.9165. PRAYER LAW/ W/AUTHORI TI ESCI TED: D: 1.Sect i on21,Republ i cActNo.9165

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2. Sec t i on 21, I mpl e me nt i ng Rul es and Regul at i onsofRepubl i cActNo.9165 15-18 3. Peopl e oft he Phi l i ppi nes v .Al ber t o Bacus  Al cui z ar ,G. R. No.189980,06Apr i l2011 18-21 4. Peopl eoft hePhi l i ppi nesv .EdgardoFer mi ny Gr egor i o,G. R.No.179344,03Augus t2011 21-22 5.Rodr i go Ront os v .Peopl e oft he Phi l i ppi nes, G. R.No.188024,05June2014 23-24

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Counself ort hePl ai nt i ffAppel l ee  Amor osol oSt r e e t ,Le gas piVi l l age ,Makat iCi t y

 TABLE OFCONTENTS NameofDoc ume nt /Ti t l e/Subj ect  Affidavi tofSe r v i ce/Mai l i ng Par t i e s St at ementoft heCas e St at ementoft heFact s  Ass i gnmentofEr r or Di sc ussi on  THE LOWER COURT ERRED I N FI NDI NG  ACCUSED APPELLANT WI LHELMI NA DI AMZON GUI LTY BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT FOR  VI OLATI ON OF SECTI ONS 5 AND 11,ARTI CLE I IOFREPUBLI C ACTNO.9165. PRAYER LAW/ W/AUTHORI TI ESCI TED: D: 1.Sect i on21,Republ i cActNo.9165

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2. Sec t i on 21, I mpl e me nt i ng Rul es and Regul at i onsofRepubl i cActNo.9165 15-18 3. Peopl e oft he Phi l i ppi nes v .Al ber t o Bacus  Al cui z ar ,G. R. No.189980,06Apr i l2011 18-21 4. Peopl eoft hePhi l i ppi nesv .EdgardoFer mi ny Gr egor i o,G. R.No.179344,03Augus t2011 21-22 5.Rodr i go Ront os v .Peopl e oft he Phi l i ppi nes, G. R.No.188024,05June2014 23-24

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6. Car l i t oVal e nc i av .Pe opl eoft hePhi l i ppi ne s , G. R.No.198804,22Januar y2014 24-27 7. Phi l i ppi nesv .Rami mi lDor i aDahi landRomm mmel Cast r o,G. R.No.212196,12January2015 27 8. Peopl ev . Al ber t o, G. R. No. 179717, 05 Febr uar y2010

Republ i coft hePhi l i ppi nes Cour tofAppeal s Mani l a

PEOPLE OF THE PHI HI LI PPI NES, Pl ai nt i ffAppel l ee, -versus-

CAGR CR No.HC08468 RTC BR RA ANCH 164,PASI G CI TY   RT RTC CaseNo.1979192

 JOSE TANG y AMAR @ FO OR R:VI OLATI ON OF  TOLI TS( AT LARGE) SECTI ONS5& 11,  WI LHELMI NA DI AMZON y  ARTI CLE I IOF R. A.9165 PRADO DO @ MI NA,  AccusedAppel l ant s. xx

 APPELLANT’ SBRI EF  ACCUSEDAPPELLANT WI LHELMI NA DI AMZON, by c ouns e l ,unt ot hi sHo no r a bl eCo ur t ,mo s tr e s pe c t f ul l ys t at e s : Page 3 of 36

 THE PARTI ES  Accus edAppe l l antWI LHELMI NA DI AMZON ( her ei naf t e r , “ Di amz o n”f o r br e v i t y )i s ofl e g alag e ,Fi l i pi no and pr e s e nt l y det ai nedatt heCorr ect i onalI nst i t ut ef orWomen,Corr ect i onal Road,Bago ngBuhay ,Mandal uy ongCi t y . Shemaybese r v ed  wi t hpr oces sesoft hi sCour tatt headdr e ssoft heunde r si gne d r d oor Gonzal ez Bui l di ng, 1888 Or ense counsel , at 3 Fl St r eet ,Guadal upeNuevo,Makat iCi t y . Pl ai nt i ffAppel l e e PEOPLE OF THE PHI LI PPI NES i s r epr ese nt e d by t he OFFI CE OF THE SOLI CI TOR GENERAL  wi t h addr e ssatAmor s ol oSt r ee t ,Leg aspiVi l l age,Makat iCi t y ,  whe r ei tmay be s e r v e d wi t h not i ces ,or der s and ot herl egal pr oc e s se soft hi sCo ur t .

STATEMENT OF THE CASE  Thi si sanappealbyAc cuse dappel l antDi amz onf r om t he  Judgmentoft he Regi onalTr i alCour tofPasi g Ci t y ,Br anc h 164dat ed15 June2016,i n Cr i mi nalCaseNos .19791D and 19792Df orVi ol at i on ofSect i ons5and11ofRepubl i cActNo. 9165.  Af t ert r i al ,t hecour taquor ender edt heJudgmentdat ed 15 June 2016, t he di spos i t i v e por t i on of whi c hr eads as f ol l ows : “ WHEREFORE: 1.I n Cr i mi nalCas e No. 19791D, t he Court finds ac cuse d Wi l he l mi na P .Di amz on al i asMi naGUI LTYbey ondr eas onabl edoubtof t he cr i me of s el l i ng shabu penal i z ed under Sect i on 5,Ar t i cl eI IofR. A.9165,and her eby i mpose d upon her t he pe nal t y of l i f e Page 4 of 36

i mpr i sonment and a fine of fiv e hundr ed t housand pes os ( P500, 000. 00) wi t h al lt he accessorypenal t i esundert hel aw. 2.I n Cr i mi nalCas e No. 19792D, t he Court finds ac cuse d Wi l he l mi na P .Di amz on al i asMi naGUI LTYbey ondr eas onabl edoubtof  vi ol at i on ofSec t i on 11,Ar t i cl eI IofR. A.9165, and her eby i mpose d upon he r an i ndet er mi nat e penal t y of i mpr i sonment f r om t wel ve( 12)ye ar sandone( 1)day ,asmi ni mum, and a fine oft hr e e hundr ed t hous and pes os ( P300, 000. 00)wi t h al lt heac c e s s or ype nal t i e s undert hel aw.  Thes e v en ( 7)t r anspar entpl as t i csac he t s o fs habu( Ex hi bi t“ N”t o“ T” )ar ehe r e byor de r e d confiscat edi nf avoroft hegover nment ,andt he Br anch Cl er k oft hi sCourti sdi r ect ed t ot ur n overt hesai d evi dencet ot hePhi l i ppi neDr ug Enf or ce me nt Agency f or des t r uct i on i n accor dancewi t hl aw. Lett heent i r er ecor d ofCr i mi nalCase No. 19791D be sent t o t he ar c hi v e s i t appe ar i ng t hatac c used JOSE TANG y AMAR al i as Tol i t si ss t i l lat l ar g e . And l e tan al i as  war r antbei ss ue df ort heappr ehens i onofJose  A.Tangal i asTol i t s . SO ORDERED. ”

 TheOr i gi nalRec ei v i ng Copy oft he Judgmentdat ed 15  June20161 i sher et o at t ached as i n compl i ance  ANNEX “1”   wi t ht hedi r ect i v eoft hi sCour tdat ed24Augus t2016.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS

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 The t r ue f act s oft hi s appe al ed c ase ,c ont r ar yt ot he findi ng soft het r i alc our t ,we r easf ol l o ws : On t heev eni ngof03 Dec ember2014,acc use dappel l ant Di amz on wasatherhousel oc at ed at867 Kamago ngSt r ee t , Napi c o, Bar angay Mang ahan, Pasi g Ci t y . She was t hen  wat c hi ngt el ev i si on.  Whi l e ac cus edappe l l ant Di amz on was wat c hi ng t el ev i si on,she was sur pr i se d when se v er almen,who l at er i dent i fied t hemsel vesas pol i ceofficer s,suddenl ybarg ed i nt o herhouse ,wher eoneoft hem suddenl yhel dherandt ol dher t o si tdown as t he y wi l lc onducta se ar c h on herhous e as t hesemenwer eal l egedl yl ooki ngf orsomeone. Upon i nqui r yon whot hes emenwer el ooki ngf or ,oneof t he se men ans wer ed t he acc us edappel l ant t hat t he y wer e l oo ki ng f oran “ al i as T ol i t s . ” Ac c us e dappe l l antt o l dt he s e ment hatshedi dnotknow any“ al i asTol i t s. ” Shet henf ur t her i nqui r e di ft hes e men had a se ar c h war r ant ,and she was i nf or med t hati fshe want ed t o se et he se ar ch war r ant ,she shoul dgowi t ht hem. Oneoft heme nt hent ookhe rs houl der  bag and f or ci bl y dr agge d ac cus edappe l l antDi amz on t o go  wi t ht he m.  Accus edappe l l ant Di amz on was t hen br ought t ot he  bar angay hal l wher e she was pr es ent ed t o a bar angay Kagawad. At t hat t i me , ac cus edappel l ant Di amz on was  we ar i ngboxe rshor t swi t houtanypoc ke tandawhi t eshi r t . Fr om t hebar angayhal l ,accuse dappel l antDi amz on was  br oughtbyt hes emen t ot hepol i c ehe adquar t er s,wher esai d me n de mande d f r om he rt he amount of T wo Hundr e d  Thous and Pe sos ( Php200, 000. 00)i n or de rf ort hes e me nt o r el easeaccusedappel l antDi amz on.  When ac cus edappe l l antDi amz on r e f us e dt ohee dt ot he demand of t hese me , who wer el at er i dent i fied as pol i c e office r s, she was det ai ne d i n ac el l , and t he r eaf t e r was s ubj e c t e dt oadr ugt e s t . Re s ul t so ft hedr ugt e s t so fac c us e d-

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appel l antDi amz on yi el dedt hatshewasnegat i vef ors habu or 2 anydange r ousdr ugs.  Af t er t he dr ug t es t , ac cuse dappel l ant Di amz on was det ai ned,wi t houtherr eco ve r i ng hershoul derbag f r om t he arr est i ngpol i ceofficer ,cont ai ni ngmoney ,j ewel r i esand ot her  v al uabl es . Shewast her eaf t ersubj ectt oi nquestpr oceedi ngsbef ore t he Offic e oft he Ci t y Pr os ec ut or ofPasi g,whe r e she was c har g e dwi t h Vi o l at i o nso fSe c t i o ns5 and11,Ar t i c l eI Io fR. A. 9165.  The t wo ( 2)I nf or mat i on fil e d ag ai ns tac cuse dappel l ant Di amz o nr e s pe c t i v e l yr e a ds ,t owi t : I NFORMATI ON3 Cr i mi nalCaseNo.19791D On oraboutDe ce mber3,2014,i n Pasi g Ci t y , and wi t hi n t he j ur i sdi ct i on of t hi s Honor abl eCour t ,t heaccused,conspi r i ngand co nf eder at i ng t og e t her and bot h of t he m mut ual l y ai di ng one anot her ,and not bei ng l awf ul l yaut hori z ed byl aw,di dt hen and t her e  wi l l f ul l y ,unl awf ul l yandf el oni ousl yse l l ,de l i v e r , and gi veawayt o PO1 Rodr i go J.Ni doy ,Jr . ,a pol i c epos e urbuy e r ,one( 1)he at s e al e dpl as t i c sac het c ont ai ni ng 0. 03 gr am of whi t e cr y s t al l i ne s ubst ance , whi c h was f ound posi t i v et o t he t es t sf or me t hamphe t ami ne hy dr o c hl o r i de ,adang e r o usdr ug ,i nv i o l at i o no f s ai dl a w. Cont r aryt ol aw.

I NFORMATI ON4   Cr i meLabor at or yOfficeMandal uyo ngPhys i calSci encesRepor tNo.DT71814E dat ed04Dec ember2014,Rol l o,Page20 3   Rol l o ,pag e s12 4   Ro l l o ,pag e s34 2

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Cr i mi nalCaseNo.19792D On oraboutDe ce mber3,2014,i n Pasi g Ci t y , and wi t hi n t he j ur i sdi ct i on of t hi s Honor abl e Court ,t he ac c used, not bei ng l awf ul l yaut hori z ed byl aw,di dt hen and t her e  wi l l f ul l y ,unl awf ul l yandf el oni ous l yhav ei nhe r possessi on,cust ody and cont r ols i x( 6)heat se al ed t r anspar ent pl as t i c s ac he t s eac h c ont ai ni ngt hef ol l o wi ng ,t owi t : 1.2RJN/MI NA–0. 05gr am 2.3RJN/MI NA–0. 06gr am 3.4RJN/MI NA–0. 04gr am 4.5RJN/MI NA–0. 04gr am 5.6RJN/MI NA–0. 04gr am 6.7RJN/MI NA–0. 03gr am ofwhi t ecrys t al l i nesubst ance,whi ch wer e f ound po si t i v e t o t he t es t s f or me t hamphe t ami nehydr oc hl or i de,a dange r ous dr ug ,i nv i ol at i onoft hes ai dl a w. Cont r aryt ol aw. Duri ngt hearr ai gnment ,t heaccusedr espect i vel yent er ed apl e aof“ no tgui l t y”t obot hc har g e s5.Joi ntt r i alont heme r i t s ensued.  The pr osec ut i on pr ese nt e dt hr ee ( 3)wi t ne ss es,namel y: ( 1)Pol i ceSeni orI nspect or( PSI )JoanneDC Rosal es,( 2)PO1 Lodj i eN.Cozand( 3)PO1Rodri goJ.Ni doy ,Jr .  The t es t i mony ofPSIJoanne DC Rosal es,t he f or e nsi c chemi st ,wasdi spensedwi t h consi der i ngt hatt hepr osecut i on and def enseent er ed i nt ost i pul at i ons,asperOr derdat ed 26 May20156,t hatshe wast heonewho exami ned t heal l eg ed pl ast i c sac he t s,and t hatt he same was f ound posi t i v ef or shabu,andt hatherfindi ngswasr educedi nwr i t i ng–Physi cal   Cer t i ficat esofAr r ai gnmentdat ed03Febr uary2015,Rol l o,pages3940 6   Rol l o,pages5960 5

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Sci enceRepor tNo.D52114F7. I twasf ur t he rs t i pul at e dt hat PSI Rosal e s had no per s onalknowl edge as t o whom t he spec i menss heexami nedbel onge d.  Thet es t i monyofPO1 Lodj i eN.Cr uz ,t hei nv es t i gat orof t hecase,wasl i kewi sedi spensed and was st i pul at ed t her et o, as per Or der dat e d 09 Mar c h 20168,t hathe r ecei ved t he speci menssubj ectoft hecasef r om Rodr i go J.Ni doy ,Jr . ,he pr epar ed t he Chai n of Cus t ody For m 9 and Reques tf or 10 Labor at ory Exami nat i on , and t hat he has no pe r sonal knowl edgeoft heori gi noft heshabusubj ectoft hecases. PO1Rodr i g oJ.Ni do y ,Jr . ,t e s t i fie d,t owi t : (a)

( b)

 At 8: 00 o’cl oc ki n t he mor ni ng of 03 Dece mber 2014, a confident i ali nf or mant i nf or med PCI Cas t i l l o about ce r t ai n ac t i v i t i e s ofs e l l i ng i l l e galdr ugs atNar r a St r ee t ,Napi co,Bar angayManggahan,Pasi g Ci t y , by a cer t ai n t ol i t s. Thus, a Pr eOper at i on Repor twi t h Cont r olNo.121400043 dat ed 03 De ce mbe r 201411 was pr e par e d byPCICas t i l l oi ndi c at i ngt he r e i n t hat t he t ar ge t s ar e t he f ol l owi ng: ( 1) Eduar do Lol ar da @ DI NG,( 2)OREK,( 3) @OWEL STA.ANA,( 4)@ Mar i celGANDA, ( 5)@ TOLI TS,( 6)@ BAROK,( 7)@ BERNI E, ( 8)@ TI TA BABY,( 9)@DJ,( 10)@ VENUS, ( 11)@ ABU,( 12)@ BI RGO,( 13)BULOY STA.ANA,( 14)@ GORYO,( 15)@ JOAN, ( 16)@ HAJEE. When t hey ar r i v e di nt he t ar g e tar ea,he spot t edaccusedappel l antDi amz on out si de t he gat e of her ar e a. He al l eg edl y t r ansact e d wi t h ac c us edappel l ant Di amz on and t he l at t eral l ege dl y sol d her

  Ro l l o ,pag e18 8   Rol l o,pages100101 9   Ro l l o ,pag e90 10   Ro l l o ,pag e91 11   Ro l l o ,pag e88 7

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o ne pl as t i cs ac he t ,whi c h al l e g e dl yt e s t e d pos i t i v ef ors habu. ( c)

Uponar r e s tofac cuse dappe l l antDi amz on, he i nst r uct ed t he l at t er t o br i ng outt he cont ent s ofherpocket ,and al l egedl y she  br oughtoutt hebuy bus tmone yf r om her pocket.

(d)

 The r eaf t e r ,he al l eg edl y confiscat ed s i x( 6) pl as t i c sac he t s i n t he poss es si on of accuse dappel l antDi amz on.

(e)

He i ni t i al l y conduct ed an i nv ent or y by mar ki ng t he al l ege d pl as t i c sac he t s cont ai ni ng whi t e cr yst al l i ne subst ance at t hepl ac eoft heal l e g edar r e s t ,t he nl at e ron t r ans f e r r e dt ot hebar ang a yhal lt oc o nt i nue t hei nv ent or ybef or eBr gy .Kagawad Tomas P .Gual v e z .

( f )

The r eaf t e r , he br ought accuse dappe l l ant Di amzont ohi sofficef ori nvest i gat i on.

Oncr oss exami nat i on,PO1Ni doyadmi t t edt hataccuse dappel l antDi amz on wasnott hesubj ectoft hei roper at i on. He al soadmi t t ed t hatduri ngt hei nvent oryoft heal l eged sei zed i t ems ,t he same was conduct e d wi t houtt he pr ese nce ofa r epr es e nt at i v ef r om t he me di a and f r om t he De par t mentof  Jus t i ce .  The r eaf t e r ,t hepr osec ut i onr es t edi t sc ase .  Thedef ens epr e sent ed acc usedappel l antDi amz on. She t est i fied,i nt eral i at hat :( a)on t he ev eni ng of03 December 2014,shewasi nsi deherhousewat c hi ngt el es er yeatGMA 7, ( b)shewassur pr i se dwhense v er alar medmenbar ge di nt oher housel ooki ngf oracert ai n“ Tol i t s” . When sheanswer edt hat shedi d notknow ofanyper son named“ Tol i t s, ”t hes ear med me n dr agged heroutofhe rhous e and br oughthert ot he Bar angay Hal l wher e she was made t os i gn a pr e par e d document ,whi chshehad nooppor t uni t yt or ead. Ther eaf t er , Page 10 of 36

s hewasbr o ug htt ot hepo l i c es t at i o n,s ubj e c t e dt oadr ugt e s t ,  whi c ht e s tr esul t ed negat i v ef orshabu,and t hen de t ai ned up t opr e s e nt .  When as ke d whats hewaswear i ng t hatt i me,ac cus edappel l antDi amz on r epl i edt hatshewaswear i ngboxershor t s and a whi t eshi r t . Shewast hen conf r ont ed wi t h pi ct ur es12 t aken dur i ng herar r es tand al l eg ed i nve nt ory t aki ng,and acc us edappel l ant Di amz on c onfir med her out fit t hat t i me. She,t hen,pr es e nt e dt he boxe r shor t s ,and had t he s ame exami ned by t he t r i al pr ose cut or . The t r i al pr ose cut or mani f es t edt hatt hesai dboxershor t sappear st obet hesame as t hatappeari ng i nt he pi ct ur es13,and f ur t hermani f est ed t hat t hes amewaswi t houtapocke t .  The r eaf t e r ,t hedef enser e s t e di t scas e. On 15 June 2016, t he t r i al c ourt pr omul gat ed i t s 14  Judgment ,t hedi s pos i t i v epor t i onofwhi c hr e ads ,t owi t : “ WHEREFORE: 3.I n Cr i mi nalCas e No. 19791D, t he Court finds ac cuse d Wi l he l mi na P .Di amz on al i asMi naGUI LTYbey ondr eas onabl edoubtof t he cr i me of s el l i ng shabu penal i z ed under Sect i on 5,Ar t i cl eI IofR. A.9165,and her eby i mpose d upon her t he pe nal t y of l i f e i mpr i sonment and a fine of fiv e hundr ed t housand pes os ( P500, 000. 00) wi t h al lt he accessorypenal t i esundert hel aw. 4.I n Cr i mi nalCas e No. 19792D, t he Court finds ac cuse d Wi l he l mi na P .Di amz on al i asMi naGUI LTYbey ondr eas onabl edoubtof  vi ol at i on ofSec t i on 11,Ar t i cl eI IofR. A.9165, and her eby i mpose d upon he r an i ndet er mi nat e penal t y of i mpr i sonment f r om t wel ve( 12)ye ar sandone( 1)day ,asmi ni mum,   Ro l l o ,pag e96 13   Rol l o,pade96 14   Rol l o,pages109119 12

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and a fine oft hr e e hundr ed t hous and pes os ( P300, 000. 00)wi t h al lt heac c e s s or ype nal t i e s undert hel aw.  Thes e v en ( 7)t r anspar entpl as t i csac he t s o fs habu( Ex hi bi t“ N”t o“ T” )ar ehe r e byor de r e d confiscat edi nf avoroft hegover nment ,andt he Br anch Cl er k oft hi sCourti sdi r ect ed t ot ur n overt hesai d evi dencet ot hePhi l i ppi neDr ug Enf or ce me nt Agency f or des t r uct i on i n accor dancewi t hl aw. Lett heent i r er ecor d ofCr i mi nalCase No. 19791D be sent t o t he ar c hi v e s i t appe ar i ng t hatac c used JOSE TANG y AMAR al i as Tol i t si ss t i l lat l ar g e . And l e tan al i as  war r antbei ss ue df ort heappr ehens i onofJose  A.Tangal i asTol i t s . SO ORDERED. ” 15  Accus edappe l l antfil e dherNot i c eofAppeal . An Or der dat e d 29 June201616 wasi ssued byt het r i alcour tgr ant i ng t heNo t i c eo fAppe al .He nc e ,t hei ns t antappe al .

 ASSI GNMENT OFERROR  THE LOWER COURT ERRED I N FI NDI NG  ACCUSED APPELLANT WI LHELMI NA DI AMZON GUI LTY BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBTFOR VI OLATI ON OFSECTI ONS5AND 11,ARTI CLEI IOFREPUBLI C ACTNO.9165.

DI SCUSSI ON  THE LOWER COURT ERRED I N FI NDI NG  ACCUSED APPELLANT WI LHELMI NA DI AMZON GUI LTY BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT FOR   Rol l o,pagespages126128 16   Rol l o,page129 15

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 VI OLATI ON OF SECTI ONS 5 AND 11,ARTI CLE I I OFREPUBLI C ACTNO.9165.  Thear r es tofaccus e dappel l antDi amz on i saf r ameup. I n f act ,t he al l ege d buybust oper at i on was t ai nt ed wi t h i r r e gul ar i t i es ,t owi t : a. ThePr e Oper at i on Repor tdat e d 03 De cember 2014 wi t h Cont r olNo.12140004317 does noti ncl ude accusedappel l antDi amz on ast het ar getoft hei nt ended  buy bus tope r at i on.  ThePr eOpe r at i on Repor tdat ed 03Dec e mbe r2014wi t h 18 Cont r olNo.121400043 c l e ar l ys ho wst hatt het ar g e to ft he oper at i on ar et he f ol l owi ng ( 1)Eduar do Lol ar da @ DI NG,( 2) OREK,( 3)@OWEL STA.ANA,( 4)@ Mar i celGANDA,( 5)@  TOLI TS,( 6)@ BAROK,( 7)@ BERNI E,( 8)@ TI TA BABY,( 9) @DJ,( 10)@ VENUS,( 11)@ ABU,( 12)@ BI RGO,( 13)BULOY STA.ANA,( 14)@ GORYO,( 15)@ JOAN,( 16)@ HAJEE.  The f ac tt hatac cuse dappel l antDi amz on was nott he t ar ge toft he oper at i on was admi n hi s t t ed by PO1 Ni doy i t es t i mony dur i ng t he t r i al . I n f act ,i n hi s Si numpaang 19 Sal aysay ng Pagar est o , PO1 Ni doy r e f e r r e dt o acc use dappel l ant Di amz on as “ al i as Mi na” and e v en mar ke dt he al l egedl ysei zed pl ast i cseal ed sachet swi t ht heword “ MI NA” . Not abl e,howe v er ,i st hatt he name “ @ MI NA”i s notamong t hosel i s t ed i nt he Pr eOper at i on Reportdat ed 03 Dec ember 20 2014wi t hCont r olNo.121400043.  Thus ,t he t es t i mony ofPO1 Ni doy t hathe s i mpl y went near ac cus edappel l ant Di amz on f or a sc or e i s hi ghl y unbel i e v abl e . Why woul d he appr oac hs omeone who i s not eve nt he t arg etoft he oper at i on? I si tnotc ont r ary t ot he pr of ess i onalexper i ence ofa pol i ce officert o assume t hata per son, who i s not t he al l eg ed t ar ge t ,s t andi ng near t he i nt e nde dt ar g e tar e ao fope r a t i o n,i sl i ke wi s es e l l i ngs habu? I f suchi st hecase,t heactofappr oachi ngt hesai dper son,who   Ro l l o ,pag e14 18   Ro l l o ,pag e14 19   Rol l o,pages1112 20   Ro l l o ,pag e14 17

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mi ghtbe an i nnocentbys t ander ,and al l ege dl y aski ng f ora “ scor e”woul d al ar m t he pot ent i alt ar get sand j eopar di zet he e nt i r eope r a t i on. Pol i c eope r at i v e sar eno tt hi sc ar e l e s sunl e s s sai dpol i ceoffice r swoul dsi mpl ywantt of r ameupanyper son, aswhathappenedi nt hei nst antcase .  b. The i nv e nt or y and phot ogr aph t aki ng oft he al l eg ed se i z ed shabuswer enotmadei nt hepr es enceof t hemedi a and a r epr es ent at i v ef r om t heDepar t mentof  Jus t i ce,whi c hi sar equi r ementofSe ct i on21ofRepubl i c  ActNo.9165 and Se ct i on 21 oft heI mpl e ment i ngRul es and Reg ul at i ons ofRepubl i c Ac tNo.9165. As can be se eni nt heI nv ent or yofSei z edI t emsdat ed03Dec ember 21 2014 , t he s ame do not bear t he s i gnat ur e of a r epr esent at i veoft heDepart mentofJust i ceaswel lasa r e pr e s e nt at i v eo ft heme di a. Sect i on21ofRepubl i cActNo.9165r eads,t owi t : “ Sec t i on 21.Cust ody and Di sposi t i on of Confisc at e d, Sei z ed and/ or Sur r ender ed Dange r ousDr ugs ,Pl antSour ce sofDange r ous Dr ugs, Cont r ol l ed Pr ec ur sor s and Ess ent i al Chemi cal s,I ns t r ument s/ Par apher nal i a and/ orLabor at or yEqui pment .ThePDEAshal lt ake c har ge and hav e cus t ody of al l dang er ous dr ugs , pl ant sour c e s of danger ous dr ugs , cont r ol l ed pr ecur sorsand essent i alchemi cal s, aswel lasi nst r ument s/par apher nal i aand/or l abor at ory equi pment so confisc at ed, se i z ed and/o rs ur r e nde r e d,f o rpr o pe rdi s po s i t i o ni n t hef ol l owi ngmanner : ( 1)Theappr ehendi ngt eam havi ngi ni t i al cus t ody and c ont r ol of t he dr ugs s hal l , i mmedi at el y af t er se i z ur e and confisc at i on, physi cali nve nt oryandphot ogr apht hesamei n t he pr es ence oft he acc use d ort he per son/s f r om whom suc hi t emswer ec onfiscat ed and/ or se i z ed, or hi s/ her r epr es ent at i v e or counsel ,a r epr es ent at i vef r om t hemedi a and 21

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t he De par t ment of Jus t i ce ( DOJ) , and any el ect ed publ i coffici alwhoshal lberequi r ed t o si gnt hei nvent oryandbegi venacopyt her eof ;  xxx” Sect i on 21oft heI mpl ement i ngRul esandRegul at i onsof Republ i cActNo.9165r eads,t owi t : “ Sec t i on 21.Cust ody and Di sposi t i on of Confisc at e d, Sei z ed and/ or Sur r ender ed Dange r ousDr ugs ,Pl antSour ce sofDange r ous Dr ugs, Cont r ol l ed Pr ec ur sor s and Ess ent i al Chemi cal s,I ns t r ument s/ Par apher nal i a and/ orLabor at or y Equi pme nt .– The PDEA shal l t akechar geandhavecust odyofal ldanger ous dr ugs, pl ant sour c es of dange r ous dr ug, cont r ol l ed pr ecur sorsand essent i alchemi cal s, aswel lasi nst r ument s/par apher nal i aand/or l abor at or y eq ui pmentso c onfisc at ed and/ or sur r ender ed, f or pr oper di sposi t i on i n t he f ol l owi ngmanner : ( a) The appr ehendi ng office r / t eam havi ng i ni t i al cust ody and cont r ol of dr ugs mmedi at el y af t er sei zur e and shal l , i confiscat i on, physi cal l y i nve nt or y and phot ogr aph t he s ame i nt he pr e se nc e oft he ac c used or t he pe r son/s f r om whom s uc h i t emswer econfiscat ed and/ orse i z ed,orhi s r epr esent at i ve or counsel ,a r epr esent at i ve f r om t hemedi aandt heDepar t mentofJus t i ce ( DOJ)andanyel ec t edpubl i coffici alwhoshal l  ber equi r edt osi gn t hecopi e soft hei nv ent or y hatt he andbeg i v e nac opyt he r e of ,Pr o v i de d,t physi cali nvent or y and phot ogr aph shal lbe he pl ac e whe r et he sear c h conduct ed at t  war r ant i s made;or at t he near est pol i ce station or at t he near es t offic e of t he appr ehendi ng offic e r / t e am,  whi chever i s ; pr act i cabl ei n case ofwarr ant l esssei zur es

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Pr ovi ded, f ur t her ,t hat noncompl i ance wi t h t heser equi r ement sunderj ust i fiabl egr ounds, as l ong as t he i nt egr i t y and t he evi dent i ary  v al ue of t he s ei z ed i t ems ar e pr ope r l y pr es er v ed by t heappr ehendi ngoffice r /t eam, shal lnotr enderv oi d and i nval i d such sei zur e ofandcust odyoversai di t ems;  xxx”  Ascanbese en i nt heI nv e nt or yofSe i z e dEv i denc e22 and admi t t ed by PO1 Ni doydur i nghi st es t i mony ,t her e wer e no r epr esent at i vesf r om t hemedi aand arepr esent at i ve f r om t he DOJ dur i ng t he i nvent ory of t he al l eged shabu t o at t estt hati ndeed t he ar r estand subsequentconfiscat i on oft he al l eged shabu was r egul ar l y done .Ther ei s no one among t hoseper sons r equi r ed underSec t i on 21 ofRepubl i c  Act No.9165 who can at t es tt hat i nde ed t he ar r e s t was effec t ed l e gal l y , and t he i t em se i z e d was i ndee d s habu. Fur t her mor e , t he Si numpaang Sal ays ay ng Pag Ar es t o ex ec ut ed by PO1 Rodr i go J.Ni doy ,Jr23. ,does notbear an expl anat i on whyt her ewasno r epr es ent at i vef r om t hemedi a her ewasno andf r om t heDepart mentofJust i ce. Evi dent l y ,t compl i ancewi t ht her equi r ement sl ai ddown bySect i on 21 ofR. A.9165 and Sect i on 21 oft he I mpl ementi ng Rul es andRegul at i onsofR. A.9165.  Jur i spr ude ncei sal sor epl e t et hatnoncompl i ancewi t h t herequi r ement sofSect i on 21 ofR. A.9165 shoul dr esul t t ot heacqui t t aloft heaccused. I nt hecaseofPe opl eo ft hePhi l i ppi ne sv .Al be r t oBac us ,G. R.No.189980, 06 Apr i l2011,t he Honor abl e  Al c ui z ar Supr emeCour ti nacqui t t i ngt heaccused,hel dt owi t : “ Thedanger ousdr ugi t sel f ,t heshabu i n t hi scas e ,c ons t i t ut e st hev er yc or pusde l i c t iof t he offense and i n sus t ai ni ng a convi ct i on   Ro l l o . pag e15 23   Rol l o,pages1112 22

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underRepubl i cActNo.9165,t hei dent i t yand i nt e g r i t yo ft he c o r pus de l i c t imus tde fini t e l y  be shown t o hav e been pr e ser v ed. Thi s r e qui r e me ntne c e s s ar i l yar i s e sf r o m t hei l l e g al dr ug' s uni que charact er i st i ct hat r ender si t i ndi s t i nc t ,no tr e adi l yi de nt i fiabl e ,and e as i l y o pe nt ot ampe r i ng ,al t e r at i o no rsubs t i t ut i o n ei t her by acc i dent or ot her wi se . Thus, t o r emov e any doubt or unce r t ai nt y on t he i dent i t y and i nt egr i t y of t he se i z ed dr ug, evi dencemustdefini t el y show t hatt he i l l egal dr ug pr es ent ed i n cour ti st he same i l l eg al drug act ual l yr e co v er e d f r om t he acc us edappel l ant ; ot her wi se , t he pr ose cut i on f or possessi onunderRepubl i cActNo.9165f ai l s.  The c hai n ofcus t ody r ul er e qui r es t hat t hemar ki ngoft hesei z edi t emsshoul dbedone i nt he pr es ence oft he appr ehended vi ol at or and i mme di at el y upon co nfisc at i on t oe nsur e t hatt he y ar et he same i t ems t hate nt ert he chai n and ar e ev ent ual l yt he onesoffer ed i n e v i de nc e .I n Lo pe zv .Pe o pl ec i t i ngCat ui r an v . Pe o pl e ,t hi sCo ur the l dt hat : I twoul di ncl ude t es t i mony aboutev er y l i nk i nt he c hai n,f r om t hemomentt hei t em  was pi c ke d up t ot he t i me i ti s offer ed i nt o ev i dence ,i nsuc hawayt hatev er yper sonwho t ouc hed t he ex hi bi twoul d des cr i be how and f r om whom i twasr ec e i v e d,wher ei twasand  what happene dt oi t whi l ei n t he wi t ne ss' poss es si on, t he condi t i on i n whi c h i t was r ec ei v ed and t he condi t i on i n whi c hi t was del i ver ed t ot henextl i nk i nt hechai n.These  wi t ne sse swoul dt hendes cr i bet hepr ec aut i ons t akent oensur et hatt her ehadbee nnochange i nt hecondi t i onoft hei t em andnoopport uni t y f or s omeone not i n t he c hai n t o hav e possessi on oft hesame.I ndeed,i ti sf r om t he t es t i mony ofev er y wi t nes s who handl ed t he evi dencef r om whi ch a r el i abl eassur ancecan Page 17 of 36

 bede r i v e dt hatt hee vi de ncepr es e nt e di ncour t i sone and t he sameast hats e i z e df r om t he accused.  Theaf or e sai ds t e pi ni t i at est hepr oces sof pr ot ect i ngi nnocentper sonsf r om dubi ousand concoct ed sear ches,and ofpr ot ect i ng as wel l t he appr ehe ndi ng officer sf r om har as sment sui t s base d on pl ant i ng ofev i dence and on al l e gat i onsofr o bbe r yort he f t .  Appe l l antc i t es t he f ai l ur e oft he pol i c e office rt omar kt heev i dencei mmedi at el yaf t er purport edl yt aki ngi tf r om hi m.Thi somi ssi on, appel l ant co nt e nds, r ende r s t he c hai n of cust odydubi ous.  xxx I n Pe opl e v . Gar ci a, t he Cour t enumer at ed se v er al c ase s deal i ng wi t h t he l e g alr e pe r c us s i o ns o ff ai l i ng t oc o mpl y wi t h Sect i on21ofRepubl i cActNo.9165,t hus: I n Peopl e v . Or t ez a, t he Cour t ,i n di s c us s i ng t he i mpl i c at i o ns o ft he f ai l ur et o compl ywi t hPar agr aph1,Sect i on 21,Art i cl eI I ofR. A.No.9165,decl ar ed: I n Peopl ev . Laxa,wher et he buy bus t t eam f ai l edt omar kt heconfisc at edmar i j uana i mmedi at el y af t er t he appr ehensi on of t he accuse d, t he Cour t hel dt hat t he dev i at i on f r om t hest andar d pr ocedur ei n ant i nar cot i cs oper at i onspr oduced doubt sas t ot heor i gi ns of t he mar i j uana. Conse quent l y ,t he Cour t concl uded t hat t he pr ose cut i on f ai l ed t o e st abl i s ht hei de nt i t yoft hecor pusde l i c t i .  TheCour tmadeasi mi l arr ul i ngi nPeopl e  v .Ki mur a,whe r et heNar com ope r at i v esf ai l ed t opl acemar ki ngson t hesei z ed mar i j uana at Page 18 of 36

t he t i me t he ac c us e d was ar r e s t ed and t o obser vet hepr ocedur eandt akecust odyoft he drug. Mor er ecent l y ,i n Zarr aga v .Peopl e,t he Cour thel dt hat t he mat er i ali nconsi st enci es  wi t hr e gar dt o whe n and wher et hemar ki ngs on t he shabu wer e made and t he l ac k of i nve nt or y on t he s ei z ed dr ugs cr e at e d r easonabl e doubt as t ot he i dent i t y of t he cor pus del i ct i .The Cour tt hus acqui t t ed t he accused due t ot he pr osec ut i on' sf ai l ur et o i ndubi t abl yshow t hei dent i t yoft heshabu.  We r e ac he d t he same conc l usi on i n Peopl ev .Nazar eno and Peopl ev .Sant os,Jr . , and r ecent l y ,i nt he cases ofPeopl ev .Del a Cr uzandPeopl ev .Del aCr uzwher eweagai n st r esse dt hei mport anceofcompl yi ngwi t ht he pr escr i bed pr ocedur e.Weal sohel dt hatst r i ct compl i ance i sj us t i fied under t he r ul et hat penall awsshal lbeconst rued st r i ct l yagai nst t he government ,and l i ber al l yi nf avor oft he accused.  xxx  Ve r i l y ,t hef ai l ur eoft hepol i ceoffic e r st o mar kt he dange r ous dr ugs i mme di at e l y af t er t hei r sei z ur e and t he vague r ecol l ect i on of SPO1 Agadi e rconcer ni ng t he c us t ody oft he drugsf r om t her esi denceofappel l antupt ot he t i mei twassubmi t t ed t ot hecri mel abor at ory const i t ut e a huge and si gni ficantg ap i nt he chai n of c ust ody whi ch subst ant i al l y affect s t hei de nt i t yoft hec or pusde l i c t i .  Tos ucc es sf ul l ypr os ecut eacaseofi l l e g al possessi on ofdanger ous dr ugs,t he f ol l owi ng el ement smustbeest abl i shed:( 1)t heaccused i si n possessi on ofan i t em orobj ectwhi ch i s i dent i fied t o be a pr ohi bi t ed dr ug;( 2)such Page 19 of 36

posses si on i s notaut hor i z ed by l aw;and ( 3) t heaccused f r eel yand consci ousl yposse sse d t hesai ddr ug.  TheCour tofAppeal sr ul edt hatappel l ant i spr esumedt ohavebeen i n posse ssi on oft he pr ohi bi t eddr ugswhen t heywer ef ound i n hi s house.Whi l et hi spr esumpt i on maybet r ue,i t i s ce r t ai nl y not concl us i v e and may be r e but t e d byc ont r ar ye v i de nc e .I ti swo r t hyt o r ei t er at et hat t hi s Court ent er t ai ns ser i ous doubt s as t o whe t he rt he pr ohi bi t e d drugs  we r e i ndee d f ound i n appel l ant ’ s hous e consi der i ngt hatt her ewer enoot herwi t nesses pr ese nt ed t o pr ovei t . And i ti sby t he same doubt t hat const r ai ns t hi s Cour tt o acqui t appe l l ant . ” eo ft he Phi l i ppi ne sv . Li kewi se ,i n t he cas e of Peopl ,G. R.No.179344,03Augus t2011, Edgar doFer mi nyGr egor i o t heSupr emeCour ti nacqui t t i ngt heaccused,hel dt owi t :

“ Thedef ense ’ smai n ar gumenti swhe t her ornott her ewasr eal l yabuybustoper at i onon 9 Jul y 2003. Whi l e we ar e not i n t ot al agr e e me nt wi t h al lt he submi ss i ons of t he def ense,t hi s Cour ti sr ever si ng t he r ul i ng of t he l ower c our t s and now ac qui t st he t wo accusedoft hecr i mechar ged. I n a pr ose cut i on f or i l l eg al sal e of dange r ousdr ugs,t hef ol l owi ngel ement smus t  bepr ov e n:( 1)t hatt het r ans act i onorsal et ook pl ac e;( 2)t hatt he c or pusde l i c t iort he i l l i c i t dr ugwas pr es ent ed asev i dence ;and ( 3)t hat t he buy e r and se l l e r wer e i dent i fied. The pr es ence of t he se e l e me nt si s suffici ent t o s uppo r tt het r i alc o ur t ’ sfindi ngo fappe l l ant s ’ gui l t . Whati s mat er i ali st he pr ooft hatt he t r ans ac t i o nors al eac t ual l yt oo kpl ac e ,c oupl e d  wi t h t he pr es ent at i on i n cour t of t he pr ohi bi t ed orr egul at ed dr ug. Thedel i ver y of Page 20 of 36

t he co nt r aband t ot he pose ur buy erand t he r ece i ptoft hemar ked moneycons ummat et he  buy bus tt r ansac t i on be t ween t he ent r appi ng office r sand t heacc use d.Thepr es ent at i on i n cour t of t he cor pus del i ct i— t he body or subst anceoft he cr i me–est abl i shest he f act t hatacr i mehasact ual l ybeencommi t t ed.  We hav er e peat edl y he l dt hat t he t r i al cour t ’ s ev al uat i on of t he cr edi bi l i t y of  wi t ne sse s and t hei rt e s t i moni es i s ent i t l e dt o gr eat r es pec t and wi l lnot be di s t ur bed on appeal . Howev er ,t hi si snota har d and f ast r ul e. We have r ev i ewed such f act ualfindi ngs  whe nt her ei sa s howi ng t hatt he t r i alj udg e ov er l ooked, mi sunder s t ood, or mi sappl i ed some f ac t or ci r cums t ance of we i ght and subst ancet hatwoul dhav eaffec t edt hecase. Cognat et ot hi s, whi l et he ent r enched r ul ei st hatt he asses smentofwi t ness esand t hei rt est i moni esi sa mat t erbestunder t aken  byt het r i alcour twhi c hhadt heoppor t uni t yt o obse r v et hedemeanor ,conductorat t i t udeof t hewi t ness es,t hefindi ngsoft hel owercour t o nt hi spo i ntwi l lber e v e r s e do n appe al ,i fi t ov er l ooked subs t ant i al f act s and ci r cums t ance s whi ch, i f consi der ed, woul d mat e r i al l yaffe c tt her e s ul toft hec as e .  Thi sCour tbel i e v est haton appl i c at i on of t her ul et ot het e s t i mo ni e so ft hepr o s ec ut i o n  wi t ne sse s,t he e xc ept i on t ot he hi gh v al ue of t he t r i alcour t ’ s findi ngs sur f aces. We find i r r e c onc i l abl e c o nfli c t s i n t he r e c o l l e c t i o ns aboutt hepr i nc i palf act um pr obandum whi c h i st he buybust i t sel f . The varyi ng ver si ons aboutt he pr e ope r at i on,t he i l l e g als al ei t s e l f and t he i mme di at el y pr e ce di ng act i ons put doubt saboutwhatr eal l yt r anspi r edon 9Jul y 2003.

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 xxx St r i ct compl i ance wi t h t he pr es cr i bed pr ocedur esi sr equi r ed becauseoft heuni que c har ac t e r i s t i cofi l l e g aldr ug s,r e nde r i ngt he m i ndi s t i nc t ,no tr e adi l yi de nt i fiabl e ,and e as i l y o pe nt ot ampe r i ng ,al t e r at i o no rsubs t i t ut i o n ei t her by acci dent or ot her wi se. Hence,we hav et her ul esont hemeasur est obeobse r v ed dur i ng and af t er t he s ei z ur e, dur i ng t he cus t ody and t r ansf er of t he dr ugs f or e xami nat i on, and at al lt i me s up t ot he i r pr e s e nt at i o ni nc o ur t .  Whi l e Sec t i on 21( a)oft he I mpl eme nt i ng Rul e s and Reg ul at i ons of Republ i c Act No. 9165 ex cuse snoncompl i ancewi t ht he af or equot edpr ocedur e,t hesamehol dst r ueonl yf or asl ongas t hei nt egri t yand evi dent i aryval ue oft he sei ze di t ems ar epr oper l y pr eser ve d by t heappr ehendi ngofficer s. Her e,t hef ai l ur eof t he buybust t eam t o compl y wi t h t he pr oce dur al r equi r ement s cannot be ex cuse d si ncet her ewasabr eaki nt hechai nofcust ody of t he subst ance t aken f r om appel l ant . I t shoul d bepoi nt ed outt hatt hei dent i t yoft he sei zedsubst ancei sest abl i shedbyshowi ngi t s chai nofcust ody .  Thef ol l owi ngar et hel i nkst hatmus tbe es t abl i shed i nt hechai n ofcust odyi n a buy bus tsi t uat i on:fir s t ,t hes ei z ur eand mar ki ng, i fpr ac t i c abl e ,oft hei l l e galdr ugr e c ov er e df r o m t he ac c us e d by t he appr ehendi ng offic er ; s e c ond,t het ur no v e roft hei l l e g aldr ugs e i z e d  byt heappr ehendi ngoffic ert ot hei nv e s t i gat i ng o ffic e r ;t hi r d,t het ur no v e rbyt hei nv e s t i g at i ng office r of t he i l l eg al dr ug t o t he f or ensi c c he mi s t f or l abor at or y e xami nat i on; and f our t h, t he t ur nov er and submi ss i on of t he mar ked i l l egaldr ug sei z ed f r om t he f or ensi c chemi stt ot hecourt . Page 22 of 36

 As pr ovi de d by t he i mpl e ment i ng r ul es and j ur i sprudence,st r i ctcompl i ance oft he r equi si t esunderSect i on21ofRepubl i cActNo. 9165 c an be di sr e gar ded as l ong as t he e v i de nt i ar yv al ue and i nt e g r i t yo ft he i l l e g al dr ug ar e pr oper l y pr es er v ed; and i t s pr eser vat i on can be wel l es t abl i shed i ft he chai n ofcust odyofi l l egaldr ugwasunbr oken.  Thebr e aki scl e ari nt hi scas e. I tmus tbe not ed t hatt he pol i ceoffice r  whohad t hei ni t i alcus t odyand cont r oloft he i l l e g aldr ug wasno tc l e ar l yi de nt i fie d. I nt he pr ecedi ng di scussi on on t he i nconsi st ency i n t hes t at e me nt sofPO2I basc oandPO2Pasc ua, i twas poi nt ed outt hatPO2 I basco admi t t ed t hathe was i n poss es si on oft he confisc at ed dr ug,butt hi swascont r adi ct edbyPO2Pascua  whot es t i fie dt hathewast heonewhowasi n posses si on oft he i l l egaldr ug whi ch was t he subj ec t ofsal e when i t was br ought t ot he pol i c es t at i on.  The f undament al s of a c r i mi nal pr osecut i on wer e, i ndeed, di sr egar ded. I n c ons i de r i ng a c r i mi nalc as e ,i ti sc r i t i c alt o s t ar twi t ht hel a w’ sowns t ar t i ngpe r s pe c t i v eon t he st at us oft he accuse d –i n al lcr i mi nal pr osecut i ons,hei spr esumed i nnocentoft he char ge dl ai d unl es st he cont r ary i s pr ov en  be y ond r eas onabl edoubt .Thebur den l i eson t hepr osec ut i ont oove r comesuchpr esumpt i on ofi nnoc enc e by pr ese nt i ng t he quant um of e v i de nc er e q ui r e d. T or e pe at ,t hepr o s ec ut i o n mus tr es ton i t sown mer i t sandmustnotr el y on t he weaknes s oft he def ense. And i ft he pr osecut i on f ai l st omee tt her equi r ed amount o fe v i de nc e ,t hede f e ns ema yl o gi c al l yno te v e n pr esentevi denceon i t sown behal f .I n whi ch cas e, t he pr es umpt i on pr e v ai l s and t he accusedshoul dnecessari l ybeacqui t t ed. Page 23 of 36

 The pr os ecut i on f ai l ed t o pr ov e be y ond r easonabl edoubtt hegui l toft het woaccused.  The r ul et hathi gh r espe ctmus tbeacc or de d t he l ower cour t si n t hei r findi ngs of f act s cannotbe mi suse dt o di mi ni sh t he r equi r ed e vi dence t o ov e r come t he pr es umpt i on of i nnocenceoft heaccusedasguar ant eedbyt he Cons t i t ut i on. ” I nt hec as eofRo dr i g oRo nt o sv .Pe opl eoft hePhi l i ppi ne s , G. R.No.1880024,05 June 2013,t he Honor abl e Supr eme Cour thel d: “ Howe v er , on t he bas i s of t he nonobse r vance oft he r ul es ofpr oce dur ef or handl i ng i l l egal dr ug i t ems, we r esol ve t o acqui tpet i t i oneron t hegr ound ofr easonabl e doubt. I ni l l e g aldr ug sc as e s ,t he i de nt i t y and i nt e gr i t y of t he dr ugs s e i z e d mus t be es t abl i s hed wi t h t he s ame unwav er i ng exact i t ude as t hat r equi r ed t o ar r i ve at a findi ngofgui l t .Thecaseagai nstt heaccused hi nges on t he abi l i t y of t he pr osec ut i on t o pr o v et hatt hei l l e g aldr ugpr e s e nt e di nc our ti s t he s ame one t hat was r ecov e r ed f r om t he accuseduponhi sarr es t .  Thepr oc edur es e tf or t hi n Sect i on 21 of R. A.9165 i si nt ended pr eci sel yt o ensur et he i dent i t y and i nt egr i t y of dange r ous dr ugs se i z ed. Thi s pr ovi si on r equi r es t hat upon s e i z ur eo fi l l e g aldr ugi t e ms ,t heappr e he ndi ng t eam havi ngi ni t i alcust odyoft hedr ugsshal l ( a)conducta physi cali nvent oryoft hedr ugs and ( b)t ake phot ogr aphs t her eof ( c)i nt he pr es enceoft heper sonf r om whom t hes ei t ems  we r e s e i z e d or confisc at e d and ( d) a r epr ese nt at i v e f r om t he medi a and t he Depart mentofJust i ceand anyel ect ed publ i c Page 24 of 36

o ffic i al( e )whos hal lal lber e q ui r e dt os i g nt he i nv e nt o r yandbeg i v e nc opi e st he r e o f .  Thi sCour thasemphas i z e dt hei mpor tof Sect i on 21asamat t erofsubst ant i vel aw t hat mandat esst r i ctcompl i ance.I twas l ai d down  by Congr e ss as a s af e t y pr ec aut i on agai ns t pot ent i alabuse s by l aw enf or ce ment age nt s  whomi ghtf ai lt oappr eci at et hegr avi t yoft he penal t i e s f ace d by t hos e s uspec t e d t o be i nv ol v e di nt hes al e ,us eorpos s es s i onofi l l e g al dr ugs.Undert hepr i nci pl et hatpenall awsare st r i ct l y const r ued agai ns tt he gov er nment , s t r i nge nt compl i ance t her e wi t h i s f ul l y  j us t i fied. Her e,t hepr oce dur ewasnotobser v edat al l .Wher ei ti scl eart hatSect i on 21 was not obser ve d,asi nt hi scase,suchnoncompl i ance  br i ngst ot hef or et heques t i on ofwhe t hert he i l l eg aldr ug i t ems we r et he same ones t hat  we r eal l ege dl ysei z edf r om pe t i t i oner . ” I nt hei ns t antc as e ,t he r ei snodi s put et hatt heI nv e nt o r y and mar ki ng of t he se i z e d shabu was made wi t hout t he pr ese nceoft hemedi aandar epr ese nt at i veoft heDepar t ment ofj ust i ce. Thus,t her ei snoi ssueast ot henoncompl i ance  wi t ht her equi r ement sofSec t i on 21ofR. A.9165andSect i on 21oft heI mpl ement i ngRul esandRegul at i onsofR. A.9165. l i t oVal enc i av .Peopl eoft hePhi l i ppi nes I nt hecaseofCar , G. R.No.198804,22 Januar y2014,t heHonor abl eSupr e me Cour thel d:

“ Al t hough t heCour thasrul edt hatnoncompl i ance wi t ht he di r ect i vesofSect i on 21,  Ar t i cl eI IofR. A.No.9165 i s notnece s sar i l y f at alt ot hepr os ec ut i on’ scas e ,t hepr os ec ut i on mus ts t i l lpr o v et hat( a)t he r ei sa j us t i fiabl e gr ound f or t he noncompl i ance ,and ( b)t he i nt e g r i t y and e v i de nt i ar yv al ue o ft he s e i z e d i t ems wer e pr oper l y pr ese r ve d.Fur t her ,t he Page 25 of 36

nonco mpl i anc ewi t ht he pr oc e dur esmus tbe  j us t i fied byt heSt at e’ sagent st hemsel v es .The arr est i ngofficer sar eunderobl i gat i on,shoul d t heybeunabl et ocompl ywi t ht hepr oce dur es l ai d down underSect i on 21,Ar t i cl eI IofR. A. No.9165,t oe xpl ai n why t he pr oc edur e was not f ol l owed and pr ov e t hat t he r eas on pr ovi ded a j ust i fiabl e gr ound.Ot her wi se,t he r equi si t esundert hel aw woul dmer el ybef ancy or nament st hatmayormaynotbedi sr eg ar ded  by t he ar r es t i ng offic er s at t hei r own conve ni ence.  Thus ,i n Peopl ev . Al mor f e ,t he Cour t s t r e s s edt hat : Re spec t i ng t he t eam’ s nonco mpl i ance  wi t h t he i nv ent or y , not t o me nt i on t he phot ogr aph,r equi r ementofR. A.No.9165,t he same does not nec e s sar i l yr e nder v oi d and i nval i dt he se i z ur e oft he dange r ous dr ugs.  Ther emus t ,howe v er ,bej us t i fiabl egr oundst o  war r ante xcept i on her ef r om,andpr ovi dedt hat t he i nt egr i t y and evi dent i ary val ue of t he se i z ed i t ems ar e pr oper l y pr es er ve d by t he appr ehendi ngo ffice r /s. For t he sav i ng cl ause t o appl y ,i ti s i mport antt hatt hepr osecut i on shoul dexpl ai n t her easonsbehi nd t hepr ocedur all apsesand t hat t he i nt egr i t y and val ue of t he sei z ed evi dencehadbeenpr ese r ve d:  x x x [ N] oncompl i anc e wi t ht he s t r i c t di r ect i veofSect i on 21 ofR. A.No.9165 i snot necessari l yf at al t ot he pr osecut i on’ s case; pol i c e pr oce dur es i n t he handl i ng of confiscat ed evi dencemayst i l lhavel apses,as i nt he pr es entcase.Thes el apse s,howev er , mus tber ec ogni z edand ex pl ai nedi nt er msof t hei rj ust i fiabl egr oundsand t hei nt egri t yand

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evi dent i ary val ueoft heevi dencesei z ed must  beshownt ohav ebee npr ese r v ed.  The ar r es t i ng offic e r s i n t hi s c ase t e nde r e dnoj us t i fic at i o ni nc o ur tf o rt he i rno nco mpl i ance wi t h t he pr oc e dur es .I ndeed, a t hor ough perusaloft herecor dsoft hi scase yi el ded no r esul t as t o any expl anat i on or  j ust i ficat i on t ender ed by t he appr ehendi ng offi cer s as r egar ds t hei r noncompl i ance  wi t h t he pr ocedur es l ai d down under t Sect i on 21,Ar t i cl eI IofR. A.No.9165.I  wast husagr av ee r r orf ort heRTC andt heCA t or ul et hatt her e was an unbr oken c hai n of cust ody despi t et he f ai l ur e of t he ar r est i ng officer st omar kt heconfiscat edpl ast i csachet s i nt hepr e s e nc eo fVal e nc i a and t oi de nt i f yal l t hei ndi vi dual swhot ook cust odyoft hesame f r om t he t i me t he sai d pl ast i c sac he t s wer e confiscat edunt i lt het i met heywer epr esent ed i nt heRTC. ” ( Emphasi sandunder sc or i ngsuppl i ed) I n t he i ns t ant cas e , a per usal of t he Si numpaang Sal ay sa y ng PagAr es t o ex ec ut ed by PO1 Rodr i go J.Ni doy24  woul dr e v e alt hatPO1 Ni doyast hear r es t i ngoffic e rand t he one who conduct ed t he mar ki ng and t he i nve nt or y di d not makeanyj ust i ficat i onast owhyt her ewasnocompl i ancewi t h t her equi r ement sofSect i on21ofR. A.9165ast ot hepr esence ofamedi aandar epr ese nt at i veoft heDOJ. Heal soadmi t t ed dur i ng hi st es t i mony t hati ndee dt her e was no medi a and r epr ese nt at i vef r om t he DOJ,butoffer ed no j ust i ficat i on f or t he i rabs e nc e . I nt he c ase ofPeopl eo ft he Phi l i ppi ne sv .Rami lDo r i a ,G. R.No.212196,12Januar y2015, Dahi landRommelCast r o t heHonor abl eSupr e meCour thel d: “ x x x 24

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 Thes t r i ctpr ocedur eunde rSect i on 21 of R. A.No.9165wasnotcompl i edwi t h.  Al t hough t he pr os ecut i on offe r ed i ne v i de nc et heI nv e nt o r yo ft hePr o pe r t ySe i z e d si gne d by t he ar r es t i ng office r sand Kaga wad Pami nt uan,t hepr ocedur espr ovi dedi nSect i on 21 ofR. A.No.9165 wer e notobse r v ed.The sai dpr ovi si onr equi r est heappr ehendi ngt eam, af t ersei zur eand confiscat i on,t oi mmedi at el y ( 1) conduct a physi cal l yi nve nt ory; and ( 2) phot ogr aph t he s ame i nt he pr e se nc e oft he ac c used or t he pe r son/s f r om whom s uc h i t ems wer e confisc at e d and/or se i z e d, or hi s/her r epr es ent at i v e or counse l , a r epr es e nt at i v ef r om t he me di a and t he DOJ, and any el e ct e d publ i c offici alwho s hal lbe r e qui r e dt o s i g nt hec opi e soft hei nv e nt o r yand  begi v enacopyt her eof .  xxx Not wi t hs t andi ng t he f ai l ur e of t he pr os ecut i on t o es t abl i sh t he r i go r ous r equi r ement sofSec t i on 21 ofR. A.No.9165,  j ur i spr udenc e di c t at es t hat subs t ant i al compl i ance i s suffici ent . Fai l ur et o st r i ct l y compl y wi t h t he l aw does not ne ce ss ar i l y r e nde rt he ar r e s t o ft he ac c us e di l l e g alo rt he i t ems s ei z ed or confiscat ed f r om hi m i nadmi ss i bl e. The i ss ue of noncompl i ance  wi t ht he sai ds ect i on i s notofadmi ss i bi l i t y ,  but ofwe i ght t o be gi v en on t he e vi dence . Mor e ov er , Sec t i on 21 of t he I RR r eq ui r es " subst ant i al " and not nece ssar i l y " per f ect adher ence , "as l ong as i tc an be pr ov en t hat t hei nt e g r i t y and t hee v i de nt i ar yv al ueo ft he se i z edi t emsar epr es er ve d ast hesamewoul d  beut i l i z e di nt hede t er mi nat i on oft hegui l tor i nnocenceoft heaccused.

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 To ens ur et hat t he i nt egr i t y and t he ev i dent i ary val ue of t he se i z ed i t ems ar e pr eser ved,t hepr operchai n ofcust ody oft he sei z ed i t e ms must be shown. The Court e x pl ai ne di nPe o pl ev .Mal i l l i nho wt hec hai no f cus t ody or mov ement oft he se i z ed ev i dence shoul d be mai nt ai ne d and why t hi smus tbe shownbyevi dence,vi z:  Asa me t hod ofaut he nt i cat i ng e v i denc e, t he chai n ofcust ody r ul er equi r es t hat t he admi ssi on of an e xhi bi t be pr ec eded by e vi dence s uffici entt os uppor ta findi ng t hat t hemat t eri n ques t i on i swhatt hepr oponent cl ai ms i tt o be. I t woul di ncl ude t es t i mony about e v er y l i nk i n t he c hai n, f r om t he momentt hei t e m waspi c kedup t ot het i mei t i s offer ed i nt o ev i dence ,i n suc h a way t hat ev er y per son who t ouc hed t he ex hi bi twoul d desc r i behow and f r om whom i twasr ec e i v ed,  whe r ei twasandwhathappe nedt oi twhi l ei n t hewi t ne s s ’po s s es s i o n,t hec ondi t i o ni nwhi c h i twas r ece i ve d and t hecondi t i on i n whi ch i t  was del i v er e dt ot he ne xtl i nk i nt he c hai n.  Thes e wi t ness es woul d t hen des c r i be t he pr ec aut i ons t aken t o ensur et hatt her e had  been no c hange i nt he c ondi t i on oft he i t em and no oppor t uni t yf or so meone noti nt he chai nt ohaveposse ssi onoft hesame. I n Peopl ev .Kamad,t heCour ti dent i fied t hel i nkst hatt hepr osecut i on mustest abl i sh i nt hechai nofcust odyi nabuybustsi t uat i on t obeasf o l l o ws :fir s t ,t hes e i z ur eandmar ki ng , i fpr ac t i c abl e ,oft hei l l e galdr ugr e c ov er e df r o m t he ac c us e d by t he appr ehendi ng offic er ; s e c ond,t het ur no v e roft hei l l e g aldr ugs e i z e d  byt heappr ehendi ngoffic ert ot hei nv e s t i gat i ng o ffic e r ;t hi r d,t het ur no v e rbyt hei nv e s t i g at i ng office r of t he i l l eg al dr ug t o t he f or ensi c c he mi s t f or l abor at or y e xami nat i on; and f our t h, t he t ur nov er and submi ss i on of t he Page 29 of 36

mar ked i l l eg al dr ug se i z ed by t he f or ensi c chemi stt ot hecourt .  xxx  ThecaseofPeopl ev .Gut i er r ezal so had i nadequat est i pul at i onsast ot het est i monyof t hef or ensi cchemi st .Noexpl anat i on wasgi ven r egar di ngt hecust odyoft hesei zeddrugi nt he i nt er i m -f r om t het i mei twas t ur ned ov ert o t he i nv es t i gat or up t o i t s t ur nov e r f or l abor at ory exami nat i on. The r ec or ds of t he sai d cas edi d nots how whathappenedt ot he al l egedl ysei zedshabubet weent het ur noverby t he i nv e s t i gat or t o t he c he mi s t and i t s pr ese nt at i on i n cour t .Thus,si nce t her e was no showi ng t hat pr e caut i ons wer et aken t o ensur et hat t her e was no c hang e i n t he condi t i on oft hatobj ectandnoopport uni t yf or someone noti nt hec hai nt o hav eposs es si on t her eof ,t he accuse d t her ei n was l i kewi se ac qui t t e d. ” I nt hec as eatbar ,i ti swo r t hr e i t e r at i ngt hatt he r ewas noncompl i ancewi t ht her equi r ementon t hepr es enceoft he medi aandar epr es ent at i v ef r om t heDOJdur i ngt hemar ki ng andi nvent oryt aki ng. Al sowort h emphasi zi ngi st hef actt hat att hei nve nt oryt aki ng,i twasonl yPO1Ni doywhoconduct ed t hesameand i nt hepr ese nceonl y ofa Bar angayKagawad.  The sai d Bar angay Kagawad, howe v e r , di d not t es t i f yt o aut hent i cat et heact sofmar ki ngand i nv ent or ymadebyPO1 Ni do y .Thi sa l o newo ul daffe c tt hei nt e g r i t yo ft hee v i de nc ea s t her ei s no ot herper son t o at t estas t ot he handl i ng oft he sei z ed s habu f r om t he t i me t he y wer e confisc at e d f r om accusedappel l antDi amzonunt i lt hei nvent oryt aki ng. Fur t her mor e,t her ewasnowi t nes swhocor r obor at edt he t es t i monyofPO1Ni doyast ohow hehandl edt hese i z edshabu f r om t het i mehel ef tt hepl aceofi nvent oryunt i lt hesamewas t ur ne do v e rt ot hei nv e s t i g at o r ,PO1Lodj i eCoz .

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 Whi l et het es t i moni e sofPO1 Coz( I nv es t i gat or )and PSI Rosal es( For ensi cChemi st )wer est i pul at ed on,t her ewas no st i pul at i on as t ot he pr ecaut i onst aken t o ensur et hatt her e  wasno c hang ei nt hecondi t i on oft hes ei z ed shabu and no oppor t uni t yf orsomeonenoti nt hechai nt ohaveposses si on t he r eof .  Al t hough acc usedappe l l ant Di amz on i nt er pos ed t he de f e ns eof“ de ni al , ”t hes amei sno tne c e s s ar i l ywe ak. I nt he cas e ofPe ,G. R.No.179717,05 opl ev .Al be r t o Febr uar y2010,t heHonor abl eSupr emeCour thel dt hat : " Adef enseofdeni alwhi chi sunsupport ed and unsubs t ant i at ed by cl earand convi nci ng evi dence becomes negat i ve and sel f ser vi ng, des e r vi ng no wei ght i nl aw, and cannot be g i v e ng r e at e re v i de nt i ar yv al ueov e rc o nv i nc i ng , st r ai ght f or war d and pr obabl et es t i mony on affir mat i v emat t er s. " I nt hepr esentcase,t hedeni aloft heaccused ast ot he al l eg e d c har ge s, i s suppor t ed by cl ear and c onvi nc i ng e v i de nc e . I ti swort hyt opoi ntoutt hati nt heSi numpaangSal aysay ngPagare st oexecut ed byPO1 Rodr i goJ.Ni doy ,Jr .25  and i n hi s di r ect t es t i mony , he decl ar ed t hat accusedappel l ant Di amz ont ookoutt hebuybus tmone yf r om hershort s.  Thus ,i nt he t e s t i mony ofac cus edappe l l antDi amz on, shepr ese nt edt heboxershor t sshewaswear i ngatt het i meof he rar r e s t .Af t e rpi c t ur e satt het i meo ft hear r e s twe r es ho wn t ot hepr osecut oraswel last heboxershort spr esent edbyt he accusedappel l ant ,t he pr osecut ormani f est ed t hatt he boxer short sappear st obet hesameast hati nt hepi ct ur es.26  Themor eper t i ne ntpor t i onsoft heMani f es t at i on oft he Pr ose cut or and t es t i mony ofacc use dappel l antDi amz on as   Rol l o,pages1112 26   Ro l l o ,pag e22 25

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appear i ng i nt he Tr ansc r i pt of St enogr aphi c Not es i nt he hear i ngdat ed13Apr i l2016areher ei nquot ed,t owi t : Page6 “ Q: By t he way ,Mi ss wi t ne ss ,what  we r ey ou wear i ng t hatni ghtofDec e mbe r3, 2014?  A:

Iwaswear i ngs l eepwe ar .

Q: Coul d y ou de scr i be what y ou  we r ewe ar i ngt hatt i me,Mi s swi t ne ss?  A: s hi r t s .

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Page7 Q: I am showi ng y ou a pi ct ur e mar kedasExhi bi t s“ K” ,“ K1”and“ K2” ,coul d  y ou l ook att hi spi c t ur e sand t e l lt hi sc our ti f t hi si st he cl ot hes you wer e wear i ng on t he ni ghtofDec ember3,2014? PROS.ORI BE: May I obj e ct , y our Honor , t o t he pr ese nt at i on oft hephot ogr aph becauset her e  wasnobasi s ,y ourHonor . COURT:  Whos e pi ct ur e i s t hat ? Bec ause y ou ment i onedExhi bi t s“ K”and“ K1” .  ATTY.ROMAN:  Yes ,y ourhonor . COURT:

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 That was y our doc ument ar ye vi dence, pr osecdur i ngt hei nvent ory? PROS.ORI BE:  Yes ,y ourHonor . COURT:  Al r i ght ,ans wernow. PROS.ORI BE: I ’ m Honor .

wi t hdr awi ng my obj ect i on, y our

 WI TNESS:  A.Ye s ,ma’ am. Page8  ATTY.ROMAN: Q: Base d on t he accus at i on oft he arr est i ngofficer sagai nstyou Mi sswi t ness,he i nst r uct edyout ot akeoutf r om yourpockett he mone y al l eg edl y gi v en t oy ou on Dec e mber3, 2014.Whatcanyousayaboutt hi sal l egat i on?  A: That al l egat i on i s not t r ue  because my s hor t s Iwas we ar i ng t hatni ght hasnopocke t s. Q: Do y ou ha v et hat s ho r t s wi t h  y ourr i ghtnow,Mi sswi t ness ?  A:

Yes ,ma’ am.

COURTI NTERPRETER:

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 Thewi t nes shaspr oduce dande xhi bi t i ng  boxer shor t s col or pi nk wi t ht r e at or t r i c k Hol l oweenpi ct ur es.  ATTY.ROMAN: May I r e ques t , y our Honor , t he exami nat i on oft he shor t sby t hepr osec ut i on  j us tt os how and c ompar e wi t ht he pi c t ur es  y ourHonor . PROS.ORI BE:  Thepr i nt i ngappe ar st obet hesame,but Icannotdet er mi ne,yourHonor ,i ft her e was notpocket . Al t hough,t he one pr es ent ed has no pocket s,butt he pi ct ur es does notdepi ct onl yt hepr i nt i ngoft hes ho r tpant s .  xxx” Based on t hest i pul at i on,t heboxershort spr esent ed  bef or et het r i alc our thad t hesamepr i nt i ngast hati nt he pi ct ur es,and t heonepr esent ed bef oret het ri alcour thad nopocket s.  Thi s boxer e vi dence al one i s cl e ar and c onvi nci ng ev i dencet hatacc use dappel l antDi amz on was notsubj ec t t oal egi t i mat e buybustoper at i on butwas a vi ct i m ofa f r ameup. Thes ai devi dencenegat est het es t i monyofPO1 Ni doy t hat t he al l eg ed buy bus t money came f r om t he poc ket of t he shor t s of acc use dappel l ant Di amz on, as cl ear l yt heshort sworn asshown byt hepi ct ur es27  andt he obj e c te v i de nc ei t s el fhadnopoc ke tatal l .  Al lt ol d,t heac cuse ds houl dbeacqui t t ed.

PRAYER

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 WHEREFORE, pr e mi s e s consi der ed, i ti sr es pe ct f ul l y pr ay ed t hatt he Judgme ntdat e d 15 June 2016 r e nder ed by t eh Regi onal Tr i al Court of Pas i g Ci t y , Br anc h 65 be REVERSED and SET ASI DE and a ne w one be ent er e d  ACQUI TTI NG Ac cuse dAppe l l ant Wi l hel mi na Di amz on, and t he r e af t e ro r de r i nghe rr e l e as ef r om de t e nt i on. Ot he rr e l i e f s ,j us tande q ui t abl eunde rt hec i r c ums t anc e s ar el i ke wi s epr a y e df or . 07Oct ober2016,Makat iCi t yf orMani l a.

BAYAUA AND ASSOCI ATES LAW OFFI CE Counself orAccusedAppel l antWi l hel mi naDi amz on  Thi r dFl oorGonz al ezBui l di ng, No.1888Or enseSt r ee t , Guadal upeNuev o,Makat iCi t y  TelNos.( 02)7504439;( 02) 8817629  by:

 ATTY.JORI CO FAVOR BAYAUA I BPNo.09572/011311Makat iCi t y PTRNo.5330802/010816Makat iCi t y Rol lNo.47842 MCLE Compl i anc eNo.I V0009973 Dece mber5,2012

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OFFI CE OF THE SOLI CI TOR GENERAL Co uns e lf o rt hePe o pl eoft hePhi l i ppi ne s  Amor s ol oSt r ee t ,Leg aspiVi l l age, Makat iCi t y REGI ONAL TRI AL COURT OF PASI G CI TY BRANCH 65 Hal lofJust i ce,Pasi gCi t y

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