Remedial Law- Rules of Court- Alibi
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G.R. No. 201732, March 26, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. JESUS BURCE,
Accused–Appellant.
For the defense of alibi to prosper, the accused must prove not only that he was at some other place at the
time of the commission of the crime, but also that it was physically impossible for him to be at the locus
delicti or within its immediate vicinity. Physical impossibility refers not only to the geographical distance
between the place where the accused was and the place where the crime was committed when the crime
transpired, but more importantly, the facility of access between the two places
Accused–Appellant.
For the defense of alibi to prosper, the accused must prove not only that he was at some other place at the
time of the commission of the crime, but also that it was physically impossible for him to be at the locus
delicti or within its immediate vicinity. Physical impossibility refers not only to the geographical distance
between the place where the accused was and the place where the crime was committed when the crime
transpired, but more importantly, the facility of access between the two places
