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PEOPLE. Vs. Roger B. Fernando

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROGER FERNANDO y BAZAN, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-68409 | 1987-12-01

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

The defendant-appellant was nineteen years old when he was arrested on October 28, 1983, in Zamboanga City, for allegedly selling marijuana. He was taken that same evening to the Narcotics Command office where, after investigation, he signed a confession he later affirmed under oath. Charged with violation of the Dangerous Drugs Act, he was tried and ultimately convicted. The penalty imposed on him was life imprisonment plus a fine of P20,000.00 and the costs. 1

As found by the trial court, * Roger Fernando was a suspected drug pusher who had earlier been placed under surveillance by the agents of the...