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PEOPLE. Vs. Aureo G. Rojo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. AUREO ROJO y GABRIEL, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 82737 | 1989-07-05

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

Once again, this Court must determine if the judgment of conviction rendered by the trial court imposing a sentence of life imprisonment on the defendant-appellant is proper against the theory of the defense that the accused was never found in possession of marijuana or caught selling the same and that the case filed against him was instigated by policemen who were allegedly extorting money as a consideration for the release of the accused.

In an information that was filed by the Office of the City Fiscal of Manila with Branch 15 of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, appellant was charged with violation...