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People vs. Mikael Malmstedt 196 SCRA 401

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MIKAEL MALMSTEDT, * defendant-appellant. The Solicitor General for plaintiff-appellee. Romulo, Mabanta, Buenaventura, Sayoc & De los Angeles for defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 91107 | 1991-06-19

D E C I S I O N 
 
PADILLA, J.: 
 
In an information dated 15 June 1989, accused-appellant Mikael Malmstedt (hereinafter referred to as the accused) was charged before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of La Trinidad, Benguet, Branch 10, in Criminal Case No. 89-CR-0663, for violation of Section 4, Art. II of Republic Act 6425, as amended, otherwise known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, as amended. The factual background of the case is as follows: 
 
Accused Mikael Malmstedt, a Swedish national, entered the Philippines for the third time in December 1988 as a tourist. He had visited the country sometime in 1982 and...