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PEOPLE Vs. Judrito B. Adaya

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JUDRITO ADAYA Y BALASBAS, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 102522 | 1995-06-05

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

JUDRITO ADAYA Y BALASBAS was convicted under Sec. 4, Art. II, of The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972 for selling marijuana leaves. He appeals to us reiterating his innocence and alludes to inconsistencies in the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses that weaken the evidence against him. He also claims he was tortured and the case against him a "frame-up."

The antecedents: In the early afternoon of 22 July 1987 Lt. Joel G. Cantos, Head of the NARCOM detachment at Laurel Park, Batangas City, met with one Rey Alasaas, a civilian NARCOM agent and informer, who reported about the pernicious activities of a...