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PEOPLE Vs. Bobby G. De Paz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BOBBY DE PAZ Y GADITANO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 104277 | 1993-07-05

D E C I S I O N


DAVIDE, JR., J.:

Accused Bobby de Paz was charged for violating Section 4, Article II of Republic Act No. 6425, otherwise known as The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, as amended, in a criminal complaint filed with the Municipal Trial Court (MTC) of Catbalogan, Samar on 5 March 1991. 1 Having failed to submit counter-affidavits despite the favorable action on his motion for an extension of time within which to do so, the court declared him to have waived his right to a preliminary investigation and, finding a prima facie case against him, forwarded the records of the case to the Office of the Provincial Public Prosecutor of...