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PEOPLE vs. Gavino Placido, Jr.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GAVINO PLACIDO, JR., defendant-appellant. The Solicitor General for plaintiff-appellee. Public Attorney's Office for defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 86384 | 1991-07-18

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

The accused-appellant is questioning the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Pasig convicting him of violating Section 4 of Article II of the Dangerous Drugs Act as amended and sentencing him to life imprisonment and a fine of P20,000.00. 1

His conviction was based on the testimony of three prosecution witnesses, namely, Pat. Eduardo Reyes and Lt. Romeo de Castro of the Pateros Police Station, and Forensic Chemist Tita Advincula of the PC Crime Laboratory, and the several exhibits offered in evidence, including the seized marijuana, 2 the chemistry report thereon, 3 and the marked money. 4

The principal...