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2013-09-11 |
PER CURIAM |
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| To add, neither can the dismissal of the murder charge against Dangupon be sustained in view of his presumption of innocence. Jurisprudence holds that when the accused admits killing the victim, but invokes a justifying circumstance, the constitutional presumption of innocence is effectively waived and the burden of proving the existence of such circumstance shifts to the accused.[50] The rule regarding an accused's admission of the victim's killing has been articulated in Ortega v. Sandiganbayan, to wit:[51] | |||||