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What is G.R. No. 154130 about?
The Supreme Court reconsidered the conviction of Benito Astorga for Arbitrary Detention, originally affirmed in 2003, and found insufficient evidence to support the charge. Testimonies indicated that the DENR team was not physically restrained and that the interactions with Astorga were hospitable rather than coercive. Consequently, the court acquitted Astorga on the grounds of reasonable doubt, emphasizing the presumption of innocence in criminal cases.
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- escaterica12
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- EN