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PEOPLE Vs. Reynaldo S. Nario

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. REYNALDO NARIO Y SANTOS, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 94863 | 1993-07-19

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

The appellant, who was convicted of selling shabu in violation of Section 15, Art. III, of the Dangerous Drugs Act and sentenced to life imprisonment and a fine of P20,000.00, 1 protests his innocence before this Court.

He faults the trial court for disbelieving his evidence and also argues that assuming there was a sale, it was the result of an instigation and not an entrapment.

In convicting him, the Regional Trial Court of Malabon, Metro Manila, relied heavily on the testimony of the prosecution witnesses who participated in the buy bust operation that led to his arrest.

The operation was narrated by Pat....