Text of the provision
Sec. 4. Circumstantial evidence, when sufficient. — Circumstantial evidence is sufficient for conviction if: (a) There is more than one [ ] circumstance; (b) The facts from which the inferences are derived are proven; and (c) The combination of all the circumstances is such as to produce a conviction beyond reasonable doubt. Inferences cannot be based on other inferences.
2019 Revised Rules on Evidence (A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC), Rule 133, Section 4. Reproduced verbatim and verified against the Supreme Court's official published text and the ChanRobles rendering.
About this section
This is Section 4 of Rule 133 (Weight And Sufficiency Of Evidence) of the 2019 Revised Rules on Evidence, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC and in force since May 1, 2020. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
Related provisions
- Section 3 — Extrajudicial confession, not sufficient ground for conviction.
- Section 5 — Weight to be given opinion of expert witness. how determined.
Cases citing this section
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