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Johnny Demaisip Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

JOHNNY DEMAISIP, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, and the PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents. Sixto P. Demaisip for petitioner.

G.R. No. 89393 | 1991-01-25

D E C I S I O N


SARMIENTO, J.:

The petitioner assails the decision of the Court of Appeals, 1 affirming that of the trial court, 2 finding him guilty of illegal possession of marijuana defined and punished by Section 8, Article II, of Republic Act No. 6425, as amended by Batas Blg. 179.

The facts are as follows:

"Acting on a confidential information that Johnny Demaisip had in his possession marijuana and brownies cake (spiced with marijuana ingredient), a surveillance was conducted at the vicinity of the residence of the accused at No. 3, Mango Street, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, by the agents of the 10th NARCOTICS REGIONAL UNIT,...