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People vs. Musa 217 SCRA 597

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MARI MUSA y HANTATALU, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 96177 | 1993-01-27

D E C I S I O N

ROMERO, J p:

The appellant, Mari Musa, seeks, in this appeal, the reversal of the decision, dated August 31, 1990, 1 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Zamboanga City, Branch XII, finding him guilty of selling marijuana in violation of Article II, Section 4 of Republic Act No. 6425, as amended, otherwise known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972.

The information filed on December 15, 1989 against the appellant reads:
 
"That on or about December 14, 1989, in the City of Zamboanga, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, not being authorized by law, did then and there,...