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PEOPLE Vs. Rolando M. Castillo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROLANDO CASTILLO y MARTINEZ, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 93408 | 1992-04-10

D E C I S I O N


REGALADO, J.:

Accused-appellant Rolando Castillo y Martinez was charged on January 10, 1990 in Criminal Case No. 10026-V-90 of the Regional Trial Court of Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Branch 172, with a violation of Section 4, Article II of Republic Act No. 6425, otherwise known as the "The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972," as amended, for allegedly having wilfully and unlawfully sold five plastic bags of dried marijuana flowering tops in Valenzuela, Metro Manila on January 9, 1990. 1

At the arraignment on January 24, 1990, appellant, assisted by counsel, pleaded not guilty 2 and continuous trial was conducted on January 29,...