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2004-02-17 |
CARPIO, J. |
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| Appellant contends that the arresting officers merely framed him up. The Court is aware that in drug-related cases, frame-up and "hulidap" are common and standard line of defenses. However, like alibi, frame-up is easy to concoct but difficult to prove. For this defense to prosper, the evidence adduced must be clear and convincing.[11] In this case, appellant has gravely failed to substantiate his allegations of a frame-up. Appellant's claim that the police merely planted the shabu deserves scant consideration. It is incredible that the police officers would plant a very large quantity of shabu when a few sticks of marijuana could have been used, with great ease, to frame-up appellant. Records also show that appellant and the police officers are strangers to each other. Nothing in the records explains why the prosecution witnesses would fabricate their testimonies and implicate appellant in such a serious crime.[12] | |||||