When can an alibi be considered as defense?
It is axiomatic that alibi is an inherently
weak defense (People v. Arnistoso,
G.R. No. 201447, January 9, 2013, 688 SCRA 376, 394, citing People v. Abulon,
557 Phil. 428, 447 [2007]), and may only be considered if the following
circumstances are shown:
(a) He was
somewhere else when the crime occurred; and
(b) It would be
physically impossible for him to be at the locus criminis at the time of the alleged crime. (People v. Agcanas, G.R. No. 174476,
October 11, 2011)
