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PEOPLE Vs. Rolando S. Quetua

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROLANDO QUETUA Y SANTIAGO, alias "Raul," defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 87667 | 1993-05-21

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

ACCUSED ROLANDO QUETUA Y SANTIAGO appeals from the judgment 1 of the Regional Trial Court of Gapan, Nueva Ecija, convicting him of violation of Sec. 4, Art. II, of R.A. No. 6425, otherwise known as "The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972," as amended, the Information alleging that on 18 March 1987, in Gapan, Nueva Ecija, the accused sold, delivered and gave away to another two (2) tea bags of dried marijuana leaves or Indian hemp without authority of law.

The version of the prosecution: After conducting surveillance on the reported drug activities of the brothers "Yakee" and "Raul", elements of the Philippine...