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Cosep V. People

This document discusses a criminal case involving a convicted public official from the Sandiganbayan. It makes three key points: 1) Criminal cases involving public officials deserve the same thorough review as those involving ordinary citizens, as the constitutional presumption of innocence must be overcome through proof beyond reasonable doubt. 2) Where the state fails to meet this high burden of proof, the accused is entitled to acquittal regardless of the strength of their defense. Convictions must rest on the strength of the prosecution's case alone. 3) To affirm the petitioner's conviction would result in injustice, as the state failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt with moral certainty. When guilt is not proven to this high standard, the

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Cosep V. People

This document discusses a criminal case involving a convicted public official from the Sandiganbayan. It makes three key points: 1) Criminal cases involving public officials deserve the same thorough review as those involving ordinary citizens, as the constitutional presumption of innocence must be overcome through proof beyond reasonable doubt. 2) Where the state fails to meet this high burden of proof, the accused is entitled to acquittal regardless of the strength of their defense. Convictions must rest on the strength of the prosecution's case alone. 3) To affirm the petitioner's conviction would result in injustice, as the state failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt with moral certainty. When guilt is not proven to this high standard, the

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COSEP V.

PEOPLE
4. ID.; ID.; ID.; PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE; MUST BE OVERCOME BY PROOF
BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT; BURDEN OF PROOF. — It must be borne in mind
that criminal cases elevated by convicted public o􏰪cials from the Sandiganbayan
deserve the same thorough review by this Court as criminal cases involving
ordinary citizens, simply because the constitutional presumption of innocence must
be overcome by proof beyond reasonable doubt. Where the state fails to meet the
quantum of proof required to overcome the constitutional presumption, the accused
is entitled to acquittal, regardless of the weakness or even the absence of his defense
for any conviction must rest on the strength of the prosecution's case and not on the
weakness of the defense.
5. ID.; ID.; ID.; ID.; FAVORED WHEN GUILT OF ACCUSED WAS NOT PROVEN WITH
MORAL CERTAINTY. — To a􏰪rm petitioner's conviction would result in a serious
injustice. It is axiomatic that in every criminal prosecution, if the state fails to
discharge its burden of proving the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt, it
fails utterly. Accordingly, when the guilt of the accused has not been proven with
moral certainty, it is our policy of long standing that the presumption of innocence
of the accused must be favored and his exoneration be granted as a matter of right.

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