Legal Insights
Plain-language guides and case briefs on Philippine law — researched from the firm's law library of 184,000+ statutes, Supreme Court decisions, and agency issuances, and written so non-lawyers can understand and act on them.
When Eyewitness Identification Fails: Reasonable Doubt and the Burden of Proof in Philippine Criminal Cases
The Supreme Court acquits a robbery-homicide accused, ruling that unreliable eyewitness identification creates reasonable doubt. Learn the legal standards.
Suggestive Identification Taints Conviction: Safeguarding Fair Trials in Philippine Criminal Law
The Supreme Court acquits a robbery-homicide convict because a suggestive mug shot tainted eyewitness identification, reaffirming the need for fair trials.
Unseen Eyes Unquestionable Guilt How Circumstantial Evidence Convicts In Philippine Robbery Homicide Cases
Philippine courts explain how circumstantial evidence can prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt in robbery-homicide cases, with practical guidance for litigants.
Unbroken Chains: How Circumstantial Evidence Proves Guilt in Philippine Robbery Homicide Cases
A robbery-homicide conviction upheld on circumstantial evidence alone. Learn the rules of proof and what constitutes an unbroken chain of circumstances.