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PEOPLE Vs. Ariel G. Hilario

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ARIEL HILARIO Y GARCIA, accused-appellant. The Solicitor General for plaintiff-appellee. Public Attorney's Office for accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 94037 | 1991-05-06

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

Before us is an appeal from the Decision ** of the Regional Trial Court, National Capital Region, Manila, Branch 28, convicting Appellant Ariel Hilario y Garcia of drug pushing in violation of Section 4, Article II, in relation to Section 21, Article IV of Rep. Act No. 6425, as amended by Pres. Decrees Nos. 44 and 1675, otherwise known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P20,000.00.

The prosecution evidence narrates that about three (3) to four (4) days prior to 12 January 1988, undercover operative Patrolman...