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PEOPLE vs Tsang Hin Wai

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. TSANG HIN WAI, CHOI MING CHEUNG, and ANDY CHAN CHIWAI, defendants-appellants, TSANG HIN WAI and CHOI MING CHEUNG, appellants.

G.R. No. L-66389 G.R. No. L-66389 G.R. No. L-66389 | 1986-09-08

D E C I S I O N


YAP, J:

The sentence of death imposed on Tsang Hin Wai and Choi Ming Cheung, both British nationals from Hongkong, is before us for automatic review.

On October 23, 1980, the City Fiscal of Pasay City, Metro Manila, filed an information against Tsang Hin Wai, Choi Ming Cheung and Andy Chan Chiwai for illegal importation of prohibited drugs, in violation of Section 3, Article II of Republic Act No. 6425, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 1683, committed as follows:

"That on the 15th and 16th day of October, 1980, in Pasay City, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above named...