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PEOPLE Vs. Alicia De La Cruz Constantino

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ALICIA DE LA CRUZ CONSTANTINO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 109119 | 1994-08-16

D E C I S I O N


DAVIDE, JR., J.:

Accused Alicia de la Cruz Constantino appeals from the decision 1 of Branch 131 of the Regional Trial Court of Kalookan City in Criminal Case No. 40241, promulgated on 9 February 1993, finding her guilty of selling methamphetamine hydrochloride or "shabu," a regulated drug, in violation of Section 15, Article III of R.A. No. 6425 (Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972), as amended, and sentencing her to "suffer LIFE IMPRISONMENT and to pay a fine of TWENTY THOUSAND (P20,000.00) PESOS."

It appears that on 3 June 1992 at 11:30 a.m., the accused was apprehended at the vicinity of her house in Sta. Catalina Street,...