Practice question
A basic fact is proved beyond reasonable doubt, but several reasonable explanations remain and the proposed presumed fact establishing guilt does not follow beyond reasonable doubt. Does proof of the basic fact alone satisfy Section 6?
- No; the presumed fact must also follow from that foundation beyond reasonable doubt
- Yes; proving any basic fact conclusively establishes guilt
- Yes; the second part of Section 6 is irrelevant
- Yes; uncertainty must always be resolved against the accused
- No; basic facts may never support any inference
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.pdf — A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, current Rule 131 §§1–3,5–6; Rule 133 §§1–2.
- https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html — 1987 Constitution, Article III §§2–3,12,14 (exclusionary protections and due process).
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/apr2025/gr_265570_2025.html — People v. Akil, G.R. No. 265570, April 7, 2025, MAIN decision (police-initiated private questioning of a detainee and custodial confession).
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