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PEOPLE Vs. Freddie B. Tantiado

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FREDDIE TANTIADO Y BILLONES, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 92795-96 | 1992-09-02

D E C I S I O N


DAVIDE, JR., J.:

In Criminal Cases No. 5701 and No. 5702, accused Freddie Tantiado y Billones was charged with the violation of Sections 4 and 8, respectively, of Republic Act No. 6425 (The Dangerous Drugs Act), as amended.

The accusatory portion of the Information in Criminal Case No. 5701 reads:

"That on or about the 13th day of June, 1987, in the City of Bacolod, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court the herein accused, without being authorized by law, did, then and there, willfully, unlawfully and feloniously sell three (3) sticks of marijuana cigarettes, which are prohibited drugs, in...