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PEOPLE Vs. Amable Flores, Et Al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. AMABLE FLORES Y SOGUILON, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 80914 | 1995-04-06

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

AMABLE FLORES Y SOGUILON was sentenced by the Regional Trial Court of Valenzuela, Br. 172, to life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P20,000.00 for selling one (1) tea bag of marijuana dried leaves. 1 He appeals from his conviction.

On 1 June 1994 this Court appointed Atty. Martiniano P. Vivo as counsel de oficio to represent appellant. On 21 June 1994 appellant filed with us an Urgent Motion to Withdraw Appeal, which was indorsed by the Director of the Bureau of Corrections. We required appellant's counsel de officio to comment thereon.

On 8 September 1994 Atty. Vivo informed this Court that after...